2022 Michigan Secretary of State election

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2022 Michigan Secretary of State election
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Nominee Jocelyn Benson Kristina Karamo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,467,8591,852,510
Percentage55.86%41.93%
2022 Michigan Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
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2022 Michigan Secretary of State election results map by municipality.svg
Benson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Karamo:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     
Secretary of State before election

Jocelyn Benson
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Jocelyn Benson
Democratic

The 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Democrat Jocelyn Benson decisively won reelection to a second term, defeating Republican Kristina Karamo by a 14 percentage point margin.

Contents

Some analysts originally predicted for the race to be competitive, especially during the final days, but Benson's performance seemingly outperformed the polls following the election. The results held the largest margin in the 2022 state elections, as well as the worst performance by Republican candidate in the Secretary of State election since 1990. It was also the first time since 1990 that a Democratic candidate won re-election.

Background

The position of Secretary of State of Michigan is responsible for overseeing elections in the state. [1] Benson, a Democrat, was first elected to the position in 2018. She received national attention in her position following Joe Biden's victory in the state in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump's campaign contested Biden's victory in Michigan and filed a lawsuit over the counting of absentee ballots. [2]

The race for Michigan Secretary of State in 2022 received national attention over its potential impact on how the state would oversee the 2024 presidential election there. [3]

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated at convention

Declined

Endorsements

Kristina Karamo
Executive officials
State officials
Organizations

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] Leans DNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [18] Likely DNovember 7, 2022

Endorsements

Kristina Karamo (R)
Executive officials
State officials
Organizations

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Jocelyn
Benson (D)		Kristina
Karamo (R)		OtherUndecided
Cygnal (R) November 1–4, 20221,603 (LV)± 2.5%49%44%2% [lower-alpha 2] 6%
Mitchell Research November 3, 2022658 (LV)± 3.8%51%40%2% [lower-alpha 3] 7%
Cygnal (R) October 31 – November 2, 20221,754 (LV)± 2.3%49%42%3% [lower-alpha 4] 6%
EPIC-MRA October 28 – November 1, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%50%41%3% [lower-alpha 5] 6%
Cygnal (R) October 27–31, 20221,584 (LV)± 2.5%50%40%3% [lower-alpha 6] 7%
Cygnal (R) October 25–29, 20221,543 (LV)± 2.5%50%39%3% [lower-alpha 7] 8%
The Glengariff Group, Inc. October 26–28, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%49%39%5%7%
Cygnal (R) October 23–27, 20221,822 (LV)± 2.3%49%41%3% [lower-alpha 8] 8%
Cygnal (R) October 21–25, 20221,378 (LV)± 2.6%50%40%3% [lower-alpha 9] 8%
Cygnal (R) October 19–23, 20221,459 (LV)± 2.6%48%41%3% [lower-alpha 10] 8%
Cygnal (R) October 17–21, 20221,904 (LV)± 2.3%49%39%3% [lower-alpha 11] 9%
Mitchell Research October 19, 2022541 (LV)± 4.2%49%40%2% [lower-alpha 12] 9%
Cygnal (R) October 15–19, 20221,793 (LV)± 2.3%48%40%4% [lower-alpha 13] 9%
CNN/SSRS October 13–18, 2022901 (RV)± 4.2%54%41%5% [lower-alpha 14] 1%
651 (LV)± 4.9%51%47%1% [lower-alpha 15] –
Cygnal (R) [upper-alpha 1] October 12–14, 2022640 (LV)± 3.9%48%42%3% [lower-alpha 16] 7%
EPIC-MRA October 6–12, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%47%37%4% [lower-alpha 17] 12%
The Glengariff Group, Inc. September 26–29, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%47%29%8% [lower-alpha 18] 14%
The Trafalgar Group (R) September 24–28, 20221,075 (LV)± 2.9%50%45%4% [lower-alpha 19] 2%
EPIC-MRA [upper-alpha 2] September 15–19, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%51%37%–12%
EPIC-MRA [upper-alpha 3] September 7–13, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%48%40%7% [lower-alpha 20] 5%
EPIC-MRA August 18–23, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%44%38%–18%
The Glengariff Group, Inc. July 5–8, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%46%39%–15%
Target Insyght May 26–27, 2022600 (RV)± 4.0%56%23%–22%
EPIC-MRA May 11–17, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%47%38%–15%
The Glengariff Group, Inc. January 3–7, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%46%32%–22%

Results

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2022 Michigan Secretary of State election trend map by county.svg
2022 Michigan Secretary of State election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jocelyn Benson (incumbent) 2,467,859 55.86% +2.96%
Republican Kristina Karamo 1,852,51041.93%−2.05%
Libertarian Gregory Scott Stempfle52,9821.20%−0.76%
Constitution Christine Schwartz27,9370.63%−0.54%
Green Larry James Hutchinson Jr.16,6150.38%N/A
Total votes4,417,903 100.00%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Benson won 9 of 13 congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans. [27]

DistrictBensonKaramoRepresentative
1st 44%53% Jack Bergman
2nd 42%56% John Moolenaar
3rd 57%41% Peter Meijer (117th Congress)
Hillary Scholten (118th Congress)
4th 51%47% Bill Huizenga
5th 42%56% Tim Walberg
6th 68%30% Debbie Dingell
7th 55%43% Elissa Slotkin
8th 56%41% Dan Kildee
9th 43%54% Lisa McClain
10th 58%40% John James
11th 66%32% Haley Stevens
12th 77%22% Rashida Tlaib
13th 77%21% Shri Thanedar

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 2%
  3. ↑ "Another candidate" with 2%
  4. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  5. ↑ Hutchinson (G) with 1%; Schwartz (UTP) with 1%; Stempfle (L) with 1%
  6. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  7. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  8. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  9. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  10. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  11. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  12. ↑ "Another candidate" with 2%
  13. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 4%
  14. ↑ "Neither" with 3%; "Other with 2%
  15. ↑ "Neither" with 1%
  16. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 3%
  17. ↑ Stempfle (L) with 2%; Schwartz (UTP) with 1%; Hutchinson (G) with 1%
  18. ↑ Stempfle with 4%; Hutchinson Jr. with 3%; Schwartz with 1%
  19. ↑ Stempfle (L) and "Other" with 2%
  20. ↑ "Third party candidate" with 7%
  1. ↑ This poll was sponsored by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters
  2. ↑ Poll conducted for WJRT-TV and the Detroit Free Press.
  3. ↑ Poll conducted for MIRS, Governmental Consultant Services Inc., and the Life Insurance Association of Michigan.

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