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Elections were held in Michigan on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010.
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Elections were held in Michigan on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010.
All 15 of Michigan's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.
Republican candidate Rick Snyder beat Democratic Party candidates Virg Bernero 58% to 40% to become Governor. Brian Calley was Snyder's running mate and was elected Lieutenant Governor.
Republican candidate Ruth Johnson won the election with 50.7%, Democratic Party candidate Jocelyn Benson got 45.2%, Libertarian Party candidate Scotty Boman got 1.8%, U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate Robert Gale got 1.3% and Green Party candidate John A. La Pietra got 1.0%.
Republican candidate Bill Schuette won the election with 52% of the votes, while Democrat David Leyton got 43.5%. Libertarian Party candidate Daniel W. Grow got 2%, and U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate Gerald Van Sickle got 1.9%.
Prior to the November 2010 election, in the Michigan Senate the Democratic Party had 16 seats and the Republican Party had 22. After the election, the Republican Party gained 4 seats, giving them 26 seats over the Democratic Party's 12.
Prior to the November 2010 election, the Democratic Party held 65 seats in the House and the Republican Party held 42 seats. The Democratic Party lost 18 total seats, and after this election had 47, while the Republican Party's victory brought them up to 63 seats in the House, swaying the Michigan House of Representatives' majority from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
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Republican Party candidate Robert P. Young, Jr. won with 27.88%, re-claiming his seat over Democratic Party candidate Denise Langford-Morris with 17.28% and Independent Bob Roddis, who claimed 5.58%. Republican Party candidate Mary Beth Kelly won with 29.94%, taking the seat from Democratic Party candidate Alton Davis, who got 19.32%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Mary Beth Kelly | 1,408,294 | 29.94 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert P. Young, Jr. | 1,310,986 | 27.88 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alton Davis | 908,642 | 19.32 | |
| Nonpartisan | Denise Langford-Morris | 812,485 | 17.28 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Roddis | 262,654 | 5.58 | |
| Total votes | 4,703,061 | 100.00 | ||
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