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Garlin Gilchrist
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Gilchrist in 2022
64th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Janice Winfrey 49,874 50.57%
Garlin Gilchrist48,38849.06%
Majority1,4861.51%
Turnout 98,621
Independent hold Swing
2018 Michigan gubernatorial election [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer
Garlin Gilchrist 		2,256,791 53.34% +6.48%
Republican Bill Schuette
Lisa Posthumus Lyons 		1,853,65043.81%−7.11%
Libertarian Bill Gelineau
Angelique Chaiser Thomas		56,7521.34%+0.21%
Constitution Todd Schleiger
Earl P. Lackie		24,7010.58%−0.03%
Green Jennifer V. Kurland
Charin H. Davenport		28,8570.68%+0.21%
Natural Law Keith Butkovitch
Raymond Warner		10,2580.24%−
Majority403,1419.53%+5.47%
Turnout 4,231,00934.04%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing
2022 Michigan gubernatorial election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic
2,430,505 54.47% +1.16%
Republican
1,960,63543.94%+0.19%
Libertarian
  • Mary Buzuma
  • Brian Ellison
38,8000.87%−0.46%
Constitution
  • Donna Brandenburg
  • Mellissa Carone
16,2460.36%−0.33%
Green
  • Kevin Hogan
  • Destiny Clayton
10,7660.24%−0.44%
Natural Law
  • Daryl M. Simpson
  • Doug Dern
4,9730.11%−0.13%
Write-in 470.00%±0.0%
Total votes4,461,972 100.0%
Turnout 4,461,972 %
Registered electors
Democratic hold

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