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The Michigan Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office with 53.53% of the vote.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ruth Johnson (R) | Godfrey Dillard (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Research [4] | November 2, 2014 | 1,224 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 40% | 5% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling [5] | November 1–2, 2014 | 914 | ± 3.2% | 46% | 38% | 6% [6] | 9% |
| EPIC-MRA [7] | October 26–28, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 41% | 37% | 3% | 19% |
| Glengariff Group [8] | October 22–24, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 41% | 32.5% | 4.3% | 22.1% |
| EPIC-MRA [9] | October 17–19, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 42% | 33% | 3% | 21% |
| Glengariff Group [10] | October 2–4, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 38.7% | 31.8% | 5.2% [11] | 24.3% |
| Mitchell Research [12] | September 29, 2014 | 1,178 | ± 2.86% | 41% | 37% | 22% | |
| EPIC-MRA [13] | September 25–29, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 20% |
| Target-Insyght [14] | September 22–24, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 39% | 38% | 5% | 18% |
| Denno Research [15] | September 11–13, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 36.3% | 32.7% | — | 31% |
| Suffolk [16] | September 6–10, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36.2% | 39.8% | 3.6% [17] | 20.6% |
| Public Policy Polling [18] | September 4–7, 2014 | 687 | ± 3.7% | 39% | 36% | 7% [19] | 18% |
| Glengariff Group [20] | September 3–5, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 39.9% | 33.5% | 0.8% | 25.8% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Johnson (incumbent) | 1,649,047 | 53.53% | +2.85% | |
| Democratic | Godfrey Dillard | 1,323,004 | 42.94% | −2.28% | |
| Libertarian | Jamie Lewis | 61,112 | 1.98% | +0.15% | |
| Constitution | Robert Gale | 34,447 | 1.12% | −0.19% | |
| Natural Law | Jason Gatties | 13,185 | 0.43% | N/A | |
| Majority | 326,043 | 10.59% | +5.13% | ||
| Turnout | 3,080,795 | −2.91% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Johnson won 10 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. [22]
| District | Johnson | Dillard | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 58% | 38% | Dan Benishek |
| 2nd | 64% | 32% | |
| Bill Huizenga | |||
| 3rd | 62% | 34% | Justin Amash |
| 4th | 59% | 36% | Dave Camp (113th Congress) |
| John Moolenaar (114th Congress) | |||
| 5th | 43% | 53% | Dan Kildee |
| 6th | 58% | 37% | Fred Upton |
| 7th | 59% | 37% | Tim Walberg |
| 8th | 62% | 35% | Mike Rogers (113th Congress) |
| Mike Bishop (114th Congress) | |||
| 9th | 53% | 44% | Sander Levin |
| 10th | 64% | 32% | Candice Miller |
| 11th | 65% | 32% | Kerry Bentivolio (113th Congress) |
| Dave Trott (114th Congress) | |||
| 12th | 43% | 54% | John Dingell (113th Congress) |
| Debbie Dingell (114th Congress) | |||
| 13th | 21% | 77% | John Conyers |
| 14th | 27% | 71% | Gary Peters (113th Congress) |
| Brenda Lawrence (114th Congress) | |||
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