The electoral history of Gretchen Whitmer , spans two decades, from 2000 to the present. Whitmer currently serves as the Governor of Michigan, a position she had held since 2018 and was reelected to in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 2,434 | 47.4 | N/A | |
Democratic | Mary Lindemann | 2,152 | 41.9 | N/A | |
Democratic | John Schlinker | 284 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Democratic | Robert McCann | 263 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 281 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,133 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 17,409 | 56.6 | -0.1 | |
Republican | Bill Hollister | 13,355 | 43.4 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 4,054 | 13.2 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,764 | +21.5 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (redistricted incumbent) | 8,821 | 100 | ||
Turnout | 8,821 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (redistricted incumbent) | 18,002 | 62.5 | +5.9 | |
Republican | Larry Ward | 10,783 | 37.5 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 7,219 | 25.0 | -10.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,785 | +12.9 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 5,418 | 100 | ||
Turnout | 5,418 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 26,828 | 65.7 | +3.2 | |
Republican | Angela Lindsay | 14,307 | 34.3 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 12,521 | 31.4 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 40,865 | +42.0 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 7,637 | 84.98 | ||
Democratic | Anthony J. Benavides | 935 | 10.40 | ||
Democratic | Melissa Sue Robinson | 415 | 4.62 | ||
Majority | 6,702 | 74.57 | |||
Turnout | 8,987 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 14,334 | 79.97 | ||
Republican | Vince Green | 3,371 | 18.81 | ||
Write-in | Others | 220 | 1.23 | ||
Majority | 64,393 | 100 | |||
Turnout | 100 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 18,092 | 100 | ||
Turnout | 18,092 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 64,404 | 69.8 | ||
Republican | Frank Lambert | 27,931 | 30.2 | ||
Majority | 36,473 | 39.5 | |||
Turnout | 92,335 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 18,040 | 100 | ||
Turnout | 18,040 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 49,974 | 64.0 | -5.8 | |
Republican | Kyle Haubrich | 28,127 | 36.0 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 21,847 | 28.0 | -11.6 | ||
Turnout | 78,101 | 100 | -15.4 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | -5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 588,436 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | Abdul El-Sayed | 342,179 | 30.2 | |
Democratic | Shri Thanedar | 200,645 | 17.7 | |
Total votes | 1,131,447 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer Garlin Gilchrist | 2,256,791 | 53.34% | +6.48% | |
Republican | Bill Schuette Lisa Posthumus Lyons | 1,853,650 | 43.81% | -7.11% | |
Libertarian | Bill Gelineau Angelique Chaiser Thomas | 56,752 | 1.34% | +0.21% | |
Green | Jennifer V. Kurland Charin H. Davenport | 28,857 | 0.68% | +0.21% | |
Constitution | Todd Schleiger Earl P. Lackie | 24,701 | 0.58% | -0.03% | |
Natural Law | Keith Butkovitch Raymond Warner | 10,258 | 0.24% | - | |
Majority | 403,141 | 9.53% | +5.47% | ||
Turnout | 4,231,009 | 34.04% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 938,382 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 938,382 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic |
| 2,430,505 | 54.46% | +1.15% | |
Republican | 1,960,635 | 43.95% | +0.20% | ||
Libertarian |
| 38,876 | 0.87% | -0.46% | |
Constitution |
| 16,253 | 0.37% | -0.32% | |
Green |
| 10,798 | 0.24% | -0.44% | |
Natural Law |
| 5,001 | 0.11% | -0.13% | |
Total votes | 4,445,948 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
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