2018 Michigan Secretary of State election

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2018 Michigan Secretary of State election
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Nominee Jocelyn Benson Mary Treder Lang
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,213,2431,840,118
Percentage52.9%44.0%
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Benson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Lang:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     40–50%     No data
Secretary of State before election

Ruth Johnson
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Jocelyn Benson
Democratic

The Michigan Secretary of State election of 2018 took place on November 6, 2018, alongside Michigan's governor, Class I United States Senator, Attorney General, as well elections for Michigan's 14 seats in the United States House of Representatives, all 38 seats in the Michigan Senate and all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives; to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson could not seek a third term due to term limits. The Michigan Republican Party was looking to win its 7th straight Secretary of State election. Along with the offices of Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General, the nominees for Secretary of State were chosen by party delegates at their respective party conventions.

Contents

On November 6, 2018, Benson defeated Lang by an 8.9% margin.

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Withdrew

Endorsements

Mary Treder Lang

State Government Officials

Local elected officials

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Endorsements

Jocelyn Benson

Federal politicians

State Government Officials

Local elected officials

  • Mark Hackel, Macomb County Executive and former Macomb County Sheriff (2000-2010) [10]
  • Bob Smith, chairman of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners [11]
  • Eric Smith, Macomb County Prosecutor [11]
  • Anthony Wickersham, Macomb County Sheriff [10]

Minor parties

Libertarian Party

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing magazine [12] Lean D (flip)June 4, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Mary Treder
Lang (R)		Jocelyn
Benson (D)		OtherUndecided
Glengariff Group [13] October 25–27, 2018600 (LV)±  4.0%34%45%4% [b] 17%
EPIC-MRA [14] October 18–23, 2018600 (LV)± 4.0%36%40%7% [c] 17%
Marketing Resource Group [15] October 14–18, 2018600 (LV)± 4.0%33%41%3% [d] 17%
Glengariff Group [16] September 30 – October 2, 2018600 (LV)± 4.0%29%41%7%23%
EPIC-MRA [17] September 21–25, 2018600 (LV)± 4.0%31%40%10% [e] 19%
Glengariff Group [18] September 5–7, 2018600 (LV)± 4.0%29%44%5%23%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 21, 2018
Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand
Jocelyn Benson (D)$1,420,090.57$1,120,241.74$306,333.15
Mary Treder Lang (R)$671,165.36$562,880.13$108,285.23
Source: Michigan Department of State [19]

Results

Michigan Secretary of State election, 2018 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jocelyn Benson 2,213,243 52.90% +9.96%
Republican Mary Treder Lang1,840,11843.98%−9.55%
Libertarian Gregory Stempfle81,8491.96%−0.02%
Constitution Robert Gale48,8161.17%+0.05%
Total votes4,184,026 100.0% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Gale (UTP) with 2%; Stempfle (L) with 2%
  3. ↑ Stempfle (L) with 3%; "Other party candidate" with 4%
  4. ↑ Stempfle (L) with 3%
  5. ↑ "Other party candidate" with 10%; Stempfle (L) with 3%

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References

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  2. 1 2 Gray, Kathleen (August 15, 2017). "Attorney Dana Nessel, known for defense of same-sex marriage, jumps into AG's race". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hotts, Mitch (August 20, 2017). "Shelby Township clerk Stan Grot to announce Secretary of State candidacy". Macomb Daily. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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  12. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  13. ↑ Glengariff Group
  14. ↑ EPIC-MRA
  15. ↑ Marketing Resource Group
  16. ↑ Glengariff Group
  17. ↑ EPIC-MRA
  18. ↑ Glengariff Group
  19. ↑ "Campaign finance data" . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ "2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018".

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