2018 Michigan gubernatorial election

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2018 Michigan gubernatorial election
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Nominee Gretchen Whitmer Bill Schuette
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Garlin Gilchrist Lisa Posthumus Lyons
Popular vote2,266,1931,859,534
Percentage53.31%43.75%
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Whitmer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Schuette:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:      40–50%     No data
Governor before election

Rick Snyder
Republican

Elected Governor

Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic

The 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder and Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley were term-limited and were unable to seek a third term in office. [2] The filing deadline was April 24, 2018. The Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018. [3] 2018 was the first year the Libertarian Party held a gubernatorial primary alongside the two other major parties in the state of Michigan. [4] The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Green Party and Natural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions. [5]

The race was not as close as expected, with Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was elected with 53.3% of the vote to Republican Bill Schuette's 43.8%. [6] Schuette performed best in more sparsely populated areas, while Whitmer was supported by large margins in large and medium cities, such as Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing. Whitmer also performed well in the Detroit suburbs. Whitmer carried former Republican stronghold Kent County (location of her native Grand Rapids), the first Democratic candidate to do so since James Blanchard's landslide 1986 reelection. Democrats swept the statewide races by also holding onto the Senate seat that was up for re-election, and picking up the positions of secretary of state and attorney general. They also captured every state university trustee seat that was up for election as well as the State Board of Education. [7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Bill Schuette

U.S. Executive Branch Officials

U.S. Governors

U.S. representatives

Local politicians

Individuals

  • Ted Nugent, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist [28]
Jim Hines

Organizations

  • Right to Life of Michigan [29]
Patrick Colbeck

U.S. senators

State officials

Individuals

  • David Barton, founder of Wallbuilders [31]
  • Dawn Dodge, Speakers Bureau Director for the Republican Women's Federation of Michigan [32]
  • Bob Dutko, Conservative Christian talk radio host [33]
  • Mark Gurley, co-director of the Michigan Oak Initiative and as the Grassroots vice-chair for the MIGOP [34]
  • Sean Hannity [35]
  • Jack Lousma, former NASA astronaut and retired USMC colonel [36]
  • Bob Lutz, Former General Motors Vice-Chairman and ex-Chrysler President [37]
  • Wes Nakagiri, Michigan Tea Party leader, one of the 17 Republican at-large delegates sent to the 2016 Republican National Convention
  • Thayrone X, Metro Detroit talk radio host [38]

Organizations

  • Michigan Vaccine Freedom PAC [39]
  • Right to Life of Michigan [29]
Brian Calley

U.S. Governors

U.S. representatives

State and local officials

Individuals

Organizations

  • Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce [47]
  • Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce [48]
  • Home Builders Association of Michigan [49]
  • Michigan Vaccine Freedom PAC [39]
  • Right to Life of Michigan [29]

Newspapers

Debates

Host
network		DateLink(s)Participants
Bill
Schuette		Patrick
Colbeck		Brian
Calley		Jim
Hines
WOOD-TV May 9, 2018 [52] InvitedInvitedInvitedInvited
WDIV-TV June 28, 2018InvitedInvitedInvitedInvited

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Brian
Calley		Patrick
Colbeck		Jim
Hines		Bill
Schuette		OtherUndecided
Mitchell Research [53] July 30, 2018413± 5.0%18%9%10%40%–23%
EPIC-MRA [54] July 21–22, 20181,045± 3.1%24%11%8%42%–15%
Emerson College [55] July 19–21, 2018202± 7.3%13%7%9%35%–36%
Marist College [56] July 15–19, 2018337± 6.3%26%11%–33%1%30%
JMC Analytics [57] July 5–12, 2018600± 4.0%17%10%4%25%–45%
Target-Insyght [58] June 24–26, 2018400± 5.0%16%8%4%45%–21%
NMB Research (R-Better Jobs PAC) [59] June 18–21, 2018––23%––45%–29%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette) [60] May 22–24, 2018500± 4.4%19%6%1%42%––
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette) [61] April 29 – May 1, 2018600± 4.0%20%6%2%42%––
Glengariff Group [62] April 19–21, 2018400± 4.9%23%4%1%36%0% [63] 34%
Denno Research [64] April 2–3, 2018500± 4.0%13%4%1%23%–59%
Strategic National (R) [65] March 19–20, 2018400± 4.9%18%7%3%27%–45%
Marketing Resource Group [66] March 13–17, 2018600± 4.0%13%2%2%29%–54%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette) [67] February 10–13, 2018800± 3.4%15%5%2%42%––
Strategic National (R) [68] December 16–17, 2017600± 4.0%19%5%2%30%–44%
Target-Insyght [69] November 1–6, 2017400± 5.0%14%<5%<5%38%––
Mitchell Research [70] September 21–24, 2017400± 5.0%13%––52%–36%
Marketing Resource Group [71] September 13–18, 2017216± 4.0%13%3%3%33%–48%
Target-Insyght [72] July 25–27, 2017344± 5.4%14%4%1%42%–39%
Marketing Resource Group [73] May 8–11, 2017216± 4.0%11%–7%32%–51%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Brian
Calley		Jim
Hines		Arlan
Meekhof		Candice
Miller		Bill
Schuette		Undecided
Mitchell Research [74] May 31, 2017435± 4.7%14%1%–21%18%46%
Target-Insyght [75] February 2–4, 2016400± 5%11%–3%20%21%45%

Results

Results by county Map legend .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Schuette--60-70% Schuette--50-60% Schuette--40-50% Schuette--30-40% Calley--30-40% Calley--40-50% Calley--50-60% 2018 MI gubernatorial GOP primary.svg
Results by county
Map legend
  •   Schuette—60–70%
  •   Schuette—50–60%
  •   Schuette—40–50%
  •   Schuette—30–40%
  •   Calley—30–40%
  •   Calley—40–50%
  •   Calley—50–60%
Republican primary results [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Schuette 501,959 50.7
Republican Brian Calley 249,18525.2
Republican Patrick Colbeck 129,64613.1
Republican Jim Hines108,73511.0
Total votes989,525 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Write-In

  • Bill C. Cobbs, businessman [80]

Declined

Endorsements

Gretchen Whitmer

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State officials

Local officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Abdul El-Sayed

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Organizations

Newspapers and publications

Political candidates

Individuals

Debates

Host
network		DateParticipants
Abdul
El-Sayed		Shri
Thanedar		Gretchen
Whitmer
WOOD-TV June 20, 2018InvitedInvitedInvited
WDIV-TV July 19, 2018InvitedInvitedInvited

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bill
Cobbs		Abdul
El-Sayed		Shri
Thanedar		Gretchen
Whitmer		OtherUndecided
EPIC-MRA [127] July 21–22, 20181,054± 3.1%–19%22%49%–10%
Change Research (D-El-Sayed) [128] July 20–21, 20181,503––27%15%33%–24%
Emerson College [129] July 19–21, 2018282± 6.4%–12%17%39%–31%
Marist College [56] July 15–19, 2018442± 5.5%–22%27%31%<1%20%
Target-Insyght [58] June 24–26, 2018400± 5.0%–17%19%40%2%22%
Glengariff Group [130] April 20–22, 2018400± 4.9%3%7%30%26%–35%
Denno Research [131] April 6–7, 2018500± 4.0%2%2%15%17%–63%
Marketing Resource Group [66] March 13–17, 2018233± 6.4%3%10%21%18%–48%
Target-Insyght [132] March 6–8, 2018500± 4.5%4%6%20%34%3%33%
EPIC-MRA (D-Thanedar) [133] February 17–22, 2018600± 4.0%3%8%24%34%–31%
Target-Insyght [69] November 1–6, 2017400± 5.0%4%13%2%45%8%28%
Marketing Resource Group [71] September 13–18, 2017255± 4.0%8%4%3%27%–58%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Mike
Duggan		Abdul
El-Sayed		Geoffrey
Fieger		Mark
Hackel		Dan
Kildee		Andy
Levin		Shri
Thanedar		Gretchen
Whitmer		Undecided
Target-Insyght [69] November 1–6, 2017400± 5.0%29%––––––43%–
––28%––––41%–
–––––19%–42%–
Target-Insyght [75] February 2–4, 2016400± 5%20%––9%12%––16%43%
Target-Insyght [72] July 25, 2017377± 5.4%–4%35%–––3%35%–
Marketing Resource Group [73] May 8–11, 2017255± 4.0%–9%26%––––24%41%

Results

Results by county Map legend Whitmer--60-70% Whitmer--50-60% Whitmer--40-50% 2018 MI gubernatorial Dem primary.svg
Results by county
Map legend
  •   Whitmer—60–70%
  •   Whitmer—50–60%
  •   Whitmer—40–50%
Democratic primary results [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer 588,436 52.0
Democratic Abdul El-Sayed 342,17930.2
Democratic Shri Thanedar 200,64517.7
Total votes1,131,447 100.0

Libertarian primary

The Libertarian Party is one of three parties that have a primary in Michigan. [134]

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

John Tatar

Organizations

  • Michigan Vaccine Freedom PAC [39]

Debates

Host
network		DateParticipants
Bill
Gelineau		John
Tatar
WOOD-TV [136] July 15, 2018InvitedInvited
WJBK-TV [137] July 22, 2018InvitedInvited

Results

Libertarian primary results [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Bill Gelineau 4,034 57.8
Libertarian John Tatar2,94142.2
Total votes6,975 100.0

Green Convention

The Green Party chose candidates for the 2018 ballot at its state convention on May 5, 2018, at the University of Michigan-Flint. [138]

Candidates

Declared and nominated

  • Jennifer Kurland, president of the Redford Union School Board [138]

U.S. Taxpayers Party

Candidates

Declared and nominated

  • Todd Schleiger

Natural Law Party

Candidates

Declared and nominated

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [140] Lean D (flip)October 26, 2018
The Washington Post [141] Lean D (flip)November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [142] Likely D (flip)November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [143] Lean D (flip)November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [144] Likely D (flip)November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [145] Lean D (flip)November 4, 2018
Daily Kos [146] Likely D (flip)November 5, 2018
Fox News [147] [a] Likely D (flip)November 5, 2018
Politico [148] Likely D (flip)November 5, 2018
Governing [149] Lean D (flip)November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Endorsements

Bill Schuette (R)

U.S. Executive Branch Officials

U.S. Governors

U.S. representatives

State Representatives [158]

State Senators [158]

Organizations

Local officials

Individuals

Gretchen Whitmer (D) [174]

U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. senators

  • Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York (2009–present) and former U.S. representative ( NY-20 ) (2007–2009) [179]
  • Gary Peters, U.S. senator from Michigan (2015–present) and former U.S. representative ( MI-9 / MI-14 ) (2009–2015) [180]
  • Bernie Sanders, U.S senator from Vermont (2007–present) and former U.S. representative ( VT-AL ) (1991–2007) (Independent) [181]
  • Debbie Stabenow, U.S. senator from Michigan (2001–present) and former U.S. representative ( MI-8 ) (1997–2001) [182]

U.S. representatives

Governors

State officials

Local officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Individuals

Bill Gelineau (L) [200]

Individuals

  • Mary Buzuma, 2014 candidate for governor
  • Greg Creswell, 2006 candidate for governor
  • Kenneth Proctor, 2010 candidate for governor
Todd Schleiger (USTP) [201]

Organizations

  • The Education Watchdogs
  • The Modern Whig Party
  • Protect OutStolen Treasures
Declined to endorse
State officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bill
Schuette (R)		Gretchen
Whitmer (D)		Bill
Gelineau (L)		OtherUndecided
Mitchell Research [203] November 5, 2018827± 3.4%41%48%–5%6%
Mitchell Research [204] November 4, 2018701± 3.7%40%54%–1%1%
Change Research [205] November 2–4, 2018880–43%51%2%3% [206] –
Research Co. [207] November 1–3, 2018450± 4.6%43%47%–1%9%
Glengariff Group [208] October 25–27, 2018600± 4.0%38%50%2%2% [209] 9%
Emerson College [210] October 24–26, 2018822± 3.6%41%52%–3%4%
Mitchell Research [211] October 25, 2018400± 5.0%43%48%–4%4%
Target-Insyght [212] October 22–24, 2018800± 3.0%44%48%1%4% [213] 4%
EPIC-MRA [214] October 18–23, 2018600± 4.0%41%46%3%3%7%
Michigan State University [215] October 13–22, 2018169–39%47%–––
ALG Research (D) [216] [A] October 15–21, 2018906± 3.3%36%47%4%6% [217] 11%
38%48%––13%
Marketing Resource Group [218] October 14–18, 2018600± 4.0%36%50%2%4%7%
ALG Research (D) [219] [A] October 8–14, 2018800± 3.5%36%46%3%2% [220] 13%
Mitchell Research [221] September 30 – October 7, 2018654± 3.8%38%46%–6%10%
Glengariff Group [222] September 30 – October 2, 2018600± 4.0%35%47%–5%13%
ALG Research (D) [219] [A] September 24–30, 2018800± 3.5%37%49%2%2% [220] 10%
EPIC-MRA [223] September 21–25, 2018600± 4.0%37%45%2%5%11%
Ipsos [224] September 14–24, 20181,150± 3.0%39%52%–4%6%
Target-Insyght [225] September 10–14, 2018800± 3.0%41%50%–––
Mitchell Research [226] September 12–13, 20181,009± 3.0%38%48%–5%9%
ALG Research (D) [216] [A] September 8–13, 2018798± 3.5%38%45%3%3% [220] 11%
Strategic National (R) [227] September 8–9, 20181,000± 3.1%39%49%––12%
Glengariff Group [228] September 5–7, 2018600± 4.0%36%50%2%4% [229] 10%
Gravis Marketing [230] August 14–16, 2018647± 3.9%37%52%––11%
Strategic National (R) [231] August 13–14, 2018700± 3.7%36%45%–2%17%
Emerson College [232] July 19–21, 2018600± 4.3%36%43%–9%12%
Marist College [56] July 15–19, 2018886± 3.9%38%47%–1%14%
Target-Insyght [233] June 24–26, 2018800± 3.0%37%42%––20%
NMB Research (R) [234] June 18–21, 2018800± 3.5%39%40%––20%
EPIC-MRA [235] April 30 – May 3, 2018600± 4.0%38%43%––19%
Glengariff Group [236] January 16–19, 2018600± 4.0%33%40%––25%
Michigan State University [237] September 14, 2017 – January 18, 2018963± 3.2%35%41%––24%
EPIC-MRA [238] December 9–13, 2017600± 4.0%38%35%––27%
Target-Insyght [69] November 1–6, 20171,000± 3.6%40%41%––19%
EPIC-MRA [239] August 27 – September 1, 2017600± 4.0%37%37%––26%
Hypothetical polling

with Bill Schuette and Abdul El-Sayed

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bill
Schuette (R)		Abdul
El-Sayed (D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [240] July 19–21, 2018600± 4.3%38%33%12%17%
Glengariff Group [236] January 16–19, 2018600± 4.0%38%34%–27%

with Bill Schuette and Shri Thanedar

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bill
Schuette (R)		Shri
Thanedar (D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [241] July 19–21, 2018600± 4.3%35%38%12%15%
Target-Insyght [233] June 24–26, 2018800± 3.0%37%40%–22%
NMB Research (R-Better Jobs PAC) [59] June 18–21, 2018800± 3.5%40%40%–19%
EPIC-MRA [235] April 30 – May 3, 2018600± 4.0%38%44%–18%

with Brian Calley and Gretchen Whitmer

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Brian
Calley (R)		Gretchen
Whitmer (D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [242] July 19–21, 2018600± 4.3%33%44%8%16%
Michigan State University [237] September 14, 2017 – January 18, 2018963± 3.2%34%42%–24%

with Brian Calley and Shri Thanedar

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Brian
Calley (R)		Shri
Thanedar (D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [243] July 19–21, 2018600± 4.3%38%36%12%14%

with Bill Schuette and Geoffrey Fieger

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bill
Schuette (R)		Geoffrey
Fieger (D)		Undecided
Target-Insyght [69] November 1–6, 20171,000± 3.6%42%35%23%
EPIC-MRA [239] August 27 – September 1, 2017600± 4%43%33%24%

with Bill Schuette and Mike Duggan

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Bill
Schuette (R)		Mike
Duggan (D)		Undecided
Target-Insyght [69] November 1–6, 20171,000± 3.6%32%47%21%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of August 27, 2018
Candidate (party)Total receiptsTotal disbursementsCash on hand
Gretchen Whitmer (D)$7,134,218.66$5,599,850.57$1,534,368.09
Bill Schuette (R)$6,175,889.09$4,741,577.63$1,434,311.46
Bill Gelineau (L)$54,785.88$51,267.71$3,518.17
Source: Michigan Department of State [244]

Debates

Two televised debates between Schuette and Whitmer were scheduled. The first debate was held on Friday, October 12, and hosted by Grand Rapids television station WOOD-TV. [245] [246] That debate mainly concentrated on issues and there were no surprises or major errors from either candidate. [247] The second debate was hosted by Detroit television station WDIV and was held on Wednesday, October 24. [248] The two again clashed on various issues, [249] but Schuette made a gaffe when he mixed up Whitmer's name with that of former governor Jennifer Granholm. [250] [251]

Campaign

While Whitmer's Democratic primary opponents publicly endorsed Whitmer in the general election, [252] Republican nominee Schuette left the party split after the acrimonious battle with lieutenant governor Calley, with outgoing governor Rick Snyder refusing to endorse Schuette. [202] Schuette also tried to hide his endorsement by Donald Trump from the primary in the general election. [253] [254] His actions as attorney general also came back to haunt him. [255] [256] Whitmer held consistent leads in polls over Schuette over the entire year.

Results

2018 Michigan gubernatorial election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer 2,266,193 53.31% +6.45%
Republican Bill Schuette 1,859,53443.75%−7.17%
Libertarian Bill Gelineau56,6061.33%+0.20%
Constitution Todd Schleiger29,2190.69%+0.08%
Green Jennifer Kurland28,7990.68%+0.21%
Natural Law Keith Butkovich10,2020.24%N/A
Write-in 320.00%0.00%
Total votes4,250,585 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Whitmer won 7 of Michigan's 14 congressional districts. [257] The seven districts she won all elected Democrats to Congress, and the seven that Schuette won all elected Republicans, though he won the district that elected Justin Amash by a very narrow margin of 0.4% and the district that elected Fred Upton by an even thinner 0.2%.

DistrictSchuetteWhitmerRepresentative
1st 53%44% Jack Bergman
2nd 52%43% Bill Huizenga
3rd 48.6%48.2% Justin Amash
4th 55%42% John Moolenaar
5th 40%57% Dan Kildee
6th 48.4%48.2% Fred Upton
7th 51%46% Tim Walberg
8th 46%51% Mike Bishop
Elissa Slotkin
9th 38%59% Sander Levin
Andy Levin
10th 56%41%
Paul Mitchell
11th 46%52% Dave Trott
Haley Stevens
12th 30%67% Debbie Dingell
13th 16%81% Brenda Jones
Rashida Tlaib
14th 18%80% Brenda Lawrence

Notes

    Partisan clients

    1. 1 2 3 4 Poll conducted for Whitmer's campaign.

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