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The 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5, 2014. Members elected at the 2014 election will serve in the 98th Michigan Legislature which convenes on January 7, 2015.
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are only able to serve two four-years terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. The following members are term-limited from seeking re-election to the House in 2014.
Detroit is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest United States city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art, architecture and design.
Rashida Harbi Tlaib is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since 2019. The district includes the western half of Detroit, along with several of its western suburbs and much of the Downriver area. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib represented the 6th and 12th districts of the Michigan House of Representatives before her election to Congress. She was the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan legislature.
David Nathan is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives first elected in 2008. He represented part of Detroit. Nathan owns a real estate business.
John J. Walsh was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, first elected in 2008.
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's ninth largest municipality. The municipality is a part of Metro Detroit, and is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, and less than two miles (3 km) from the western city limits of Detroit.
Pete Lund is a politician, small business owner, and part-time professor from the U.S. state of Michigan. In 2008, he was elected as a Republican to the Michigan State House of Representatives, taking office in 2009. He represented the 36th District, which is located in Macomb County and consists of the townships, or parts of the townships, of Bruce Township, Shelby Township, and Washington Township.
The election resulted in Republicans gaining 4 seats with Democrats losing 4 seats. [1]
On November 6, Kevin Cotter, Republican from the 99th District, was elected Speaker of the House, Tom Leonard, Republican from the 93rd District, was elected Speaker pro tempore , and Tim Greimel, Democrat from the 29th District, was re-elected Minority Leader. [2]
Kevin Cotter is an American politician, who currently represents the 99th District in the Michigan House of Representatives. He is a member of the Michigan Republican Party. He worked as an attorney in Mt. Pleasant before winning election to the state House in 2010. He won a third term on Tuesday, holding of a strong challenge in the 99th district to win 52 percent of the vote. After serving as chair of the House Judiciary Committee and vice chair of the Elections and Ethics Committee, in November 2014, he was selected by the Republican caucus to serve as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 2015-16 legislative session. On September 8, 2016, a federal lawsuit was filed against Representative Cotter by former State Representative Todd Courser.
Tom Leonard is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives he served as Speaker of the House from 2017-2019. Elected in 2012 to succeed term-limited Paul Opsommer, Leonard represents the residents of Clinton and Gratiot County. In November 2016, Leonard was selected by the House Republican Caucus to serve as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, succeeding term-limited Speaker Kevin Cotter. In January 2017, Leonard was formally elected Speaker of the House by a unanimous bipartisan vote of the entire Michigan House of Representatives.
Pro tempore, abbreviated pro tem or p.t., is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens (placeholder) in the absence of a superior, such as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, who acts in place of the President of the United States Senate, the Vice President of the United States.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Banks | 15,992 | 67.27 | |
Republican | John Hauler | 7,782 | 32.73 | |
Total votes | 23,774 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alberta Tinsley-Talabi | 17,385 | 69.40 | |
Republican | Daniel Lamar | 7,664 | 30.60 | |
Total votes | 25,049 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Wendell Byrd | 19,313 | 97.08 | |||
Republican | Dolores Brodersen | 581 | 2.92 | |||
Total votes | 19,894 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Independent | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rose Mary Robinson | 15,609 | 94.57 | |
Republican | Edith Floyd | 896 | 5.43 | |
Total votes | 16,505 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred Durhal III | 11,795 | 94.82 | |
Republican | Dorothy Patterson | 645 | 5.18 | |
Total votes | 12,440 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Chang | 17,930 | 93.98 | |
Republican | Tairia Bridges | 1,149 | 6.02 | |
Total votes | 19,079 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | LaTanya Garrett | 22,207 | 97.81 | |
Republican | David Bradley | 497 | 2.19 | |
Total votes | 22,704 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo | 23,016 | 96.76 | |
Republican | Christopher Ewald | 770 | 3.24 | |
Total votes | 23,786 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harvey Santana | 17,623 | 95.52 | |
Republican | James Stephens | 827 | 4.48 | |
Total votes | 18,450 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leslie Love | 21,606 | 82.26 | |
Republican | Matthew Hauser | 4,658 | 17.74 | |
Total votes | 26,264 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Julie Plawecki | 15,160 | 70.49 | |
Republican | Jim Rhoades | 6,346 | 29.51 | |
Total votes | 21,506 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erika Geiss | 15,334 | 69.61 | |
Republican | Kelly Thompson | 6,696 | 30.39 | |
Total votes | 22,030 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank Liberati | 15,282 | 61.02 | |
Republican | Harry Sawicki | 9,762 | 38.98 | |
Total votes | 25,044 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Clemente | 14,661 | 70.20 | |
Republican | Nathan Inks | 6,223 | 29.80 | |
Total votes | 20,884 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Darany | 15,009 | 67.53 | |
Republican | Johnnie Salemassi | 7,216 | 32.47 | |
Total votes | 22,225 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Kosowski | 15,346 | 68.19 | |
Republican | Steve Boron | 7,160 | 31.81 | |
Total votes | 22,506 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill LaVoy | 14,623 | 59.62 | |
Republican | Charles Londo | 9,903 | 40.38 | |
Total votes | 24,526 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sarah Roberts | 18,853 | 62.06 | |
Republican | Roland Fraschetti | 11,524 | 37.94 | |
Total votes | 30,377 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Cox | 21,614 | 61.77 | |
Democratic | Stacey Dogonski | 13,377 | 38.23 | |
Total votes | 34,991 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kurt Heise | 18,127 | 60.09 | |
Democratic | Nate Smith-Tyge | 12,037 | 39.91 | |
Total votes | 30,164 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kristy Pagan | 15,796 | 54.95 | |
Republican | Carol Fausone | 12,951 | 45.05 | |
Total votes | 28,747 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Chirkun | 13,461 | 63.96 | |
Republican | Jeff Bonnell | 6,704 | 31.85 | |
Taxpayers | Les Townsend | 882 | 4.19 | |
Total votes | 21,047 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Somerville | 16,060 | 52.12 | |
Democratic | David Haener | 14,754 | 47.88 | |
Total votes | 30,814 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anthony Forlini | 16,358 | 58.54 | |
Democratic | Philip Kurczewski | 10,893 | 38.99 | |
Taxpayers | Daryl Smith | 690 | 2.47 | |
Total votes | 27,941 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Yanez | 14,970 | 53.48 | |
Republican | Nick Hawatmeh | 13,024 | 46.52 | |
Total votes | 27,994 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Townsend | 17,751 | 60.94 | |
Republican | Greg Dildilian | 11,377 | 39.06 | |
Total votes | 29,128 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Wittenberg | 23,756 | 75.59 | |
Republican | Michael Ryan | 7,672 | 24.41 | |
Total votes | 31,428 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Derek E. Miller | 13,362 | 64.29 | |
Republican | Beth Foster | 7,423 | 35.71 | |
Total votes | 20,785 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tim Greimel | 15,042 | 73.66 | |
Republican | David Lonier | 5,380 | 26.34 | |
Total votes | 20,422 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Farrington | 12,654 | 54.76 | |
Democratic | Bo Karpinsky | 10,455 | 45.24 | |
Total votes | 23,109 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marilyn Lane | 15,769 | 61.07 | |
Republican | Phil Rode | 10,054 | 38.93 | |
Total votes | 25,823 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andrea LaFontaine | 16,218 | 62.07 | |
Democratic | Pamela Kraft | 9,911 | 37.93 | |
Total votes | 26,129 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Goike | 18,148 | 65.88 | |
Democratic | Joe Ruffin | 9,398 | 34.12 | |
Total votes | 27,546 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheldon Neeley | 17,129 | 91.11 | |
Republican | Bruce Rogers | 1,671 | 8.89 | |
Total votes | 18,800 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeremy Moss | 31,659 | 83.02 | |
Republican | Robert Brim | 6,473 | 16.98 | |
Total votes | 38,132 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter Lucido | 20,845 | 69.93 | |
Democratic | Robert Murphy | 8,965 | 30.07 | |
Total votes | 29,810 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Christine Greig | 19,148 | 57.15 | |
Republican | Richard Lerner | 14,359 | 42.85 | |
Total votes | 33,507 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kathy Crawford | 19,232 | 62.57 | |
Democratic | Jasper Catanzaro | 11,507 | 37.43 | |
Total votes | 30,739 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Klint Kesto | 16,741 | 52.25 | |
Democratic | Sandy Colvin | 15,299 | 47.75 | |
Total votes | 32,040 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCready | 23,678 | 57.63 | |
Democratic | Mary Belden | 17,408 | 42.37 | |
Total votes | 41,086 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Martin Howrylak | 18,356 | 55.77 | |
Democratic | Mary Kerwin | 14,555 | 44.23 | |
Total votes | 32,911 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lana Theis | 23,477 | 65.18 | |
Democratic | Timothy Johnson | 12,544 | 34.82 | |
Total votes | 36,021 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Tedder | 18,661 | 58.24 | |
Democratic | Dennis Ritter | 13,380 | 41.76 | |
Total votes | 32,041 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Runestad | 21,840 | 67.83 | |
Democratic | Mark Venie | 10,359 | 32.17 | |
Total votes | 32,199 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Webber | 18,370 | 56.16 | |
Democratic | Joanna VanRaaphorst | 14,338 | 43.84 | |
Total votes | 32,708 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bradford Jacobsen | 21,513 | 69.15 | |
Democratic | David Lillis | 9,597 | 30.85 | |
Total votes | 31,110 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Vaupel | 20,995 | 69.11 | |
Democratic | Jordan Genso | 8,086 | 26.62 | |
Libertarian | Rodger Young | 1,300 | 4.28 | |
Total votes | 30,381 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pam Faris | 17,628 | 62.33 | |
Republican | Stephanie Stikovich | 10,652 | 37.67 | |
Total votes | 28,280 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phil Phelps | 18,211 | 73.63 | |
Republican | Lu Penton | 6,522 | 26.37 | |
Total votes | 24,733 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Smiley | 17,018 | 58.74 | |
Republican | Craig Withers | 11,952 | 41.26 | |
Total votes | 28,970 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Graves | 19,433 | 57.93 | |
Democratic | Ken Thomas | 14,115 | 42.07 | |
Total votes | 33,548 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gretchen Driskell | 20,844 | 56.17 | |
Republican | John Hochstetler | 16,263 | 43.83 | |
Total votes | 37,107 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Irwin | 20,997 | 82.34 | |
Republican | John Spisak | 4,504 | 17.66 | |
Total votes | 25,501 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Rutledge | 18,608 | 75.33 | |
Republican | Ed Moore | 6,093 | 24.67 | |
Total votes | 24,701 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam Zemke | 19,085 | 67.88 | |
Republican | Leonard Burk | 9,030 | 32.12 | |
Total votes | 28,115 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Sheppard | 13,600 | 50.33 | |
Democratic | Tom Redmond | 12,726 | 47.09 | |
Taxpayers | Al Bain | 697 | 2.58 | |
Total votes | 27,023 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nancy Jenkins | 15,421 | 58.52 | |
Democratic | Sharon Wimple | 10,932 | 41.48 | |
Total votes | 26,353 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Leutheuser | 17,010 | 71.49 | |
Democratic | Amaryllis Thomas | 6,783 | 28.51 | |
Total votes | 23,793 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Aaron Miller | 14,141 | 62.25 | |
Democratic | Mike Moroz | 8,574 | 37.75 | |
Total votes | 22,715 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jon Hoadley | 15,514 | 70.12 | |
Republican | Michael Perrin | 6,611 | 29.88 | |
Total votes | 22,125 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brandt Iden | 16,015 | 48.38 | |
Democratic | John Fischer | 14,145 | 42.73 | |
Libertarian | Michael Stampfler | 2,941 | 8.88 | |
Total votes | 33,101 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | John Bizon | 11,875 | 51.18 | |||
Democratic | Andy Helmboldt | 11,328 | 48.82 | |||
Total votes | 23,203 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Maturen | 16,718 | 56.21 | |
Democratic | Bill Farmer | 13,023 | 43.79 | |
Total votes | 29,741 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Earl Poleski | 13,617 | 61.11 | |
Democratic | Brenda Pilgrim | 8,666 | 38.89 | |
Total votes | 22,283 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brett Roberts | 15,955 | 56.98 | |
Democratic | Bonnie Johnson | 11,077 | 39.56 | |
Libertarian | Ronald Muszynski | 971 | 3.47 | |
Total votes | 28,003 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Aric Nesbitt | 15,753 | 57.49 | |
Democratic | Annie Brown | 11,646 | 42.51 | |
Total votes | 27,399 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Cochran | 16,975 | 54.31 | |
Republican | John Hayhoe | 14,280 | 45.69 | |
Total votes | 31,255 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andy Schor | 18,471 | 76.64 | |
Republican | Rob Secaur | 5,629 | 23.36 | |
Total votes | 24,100 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sam Singh | 18,475 | 67.84 | |
Republican | Frank Lambert | 8,759 | 32.16 | |
Total votes | 27,234 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rick Outman | 13,372 | 61.75 | |
Democratic | James Hoisington | 8,282 | 38.25 | |
Total votes | 21,654 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Tom Barrett | 17,715 | 50.44 | |||
Democratic | Theresa Abed | 17,405 | 49.56 | |||
Total votes | 35,120 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Yonker | 17,884 | 68.23 | |
Democratic | Kemal Hamulic | 8,329 | 31.77 | |
Total votes | 26,213 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Afendoulis | 24,255 | 67.72 | |
Democratic | Mary Polonowski | 11,561 | 32.28 | |
Total votes | 35,816 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert VerHeulen | 18,787 | 68.83 | |
Democratic | Richard Erdman | 8,507 | 31.17 | |
Total votes | 27,294 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brandon Dillon | 12,393 | 73.77 | |
Republican | John Lohrstorfer | 4,406 | 26.23 | |
Total votes | 16,799 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Winnie Brinks | 15,803 | 52.13 | |
Republican | Donijo DeJonge | 13,824 | 45.60 | |
Taxpayers | William Mohr | 689 | 2.27 | |
Total votes | 30,316 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas Hooker | 16,117 | 67.0 | |
Democratic | Jessica Hanselman | 7,940 | 33.0 | |
Total votes | 24,057 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dave Pagel | 15,360 | 67.23 | |
Democratic | Cartier Shields | 7,488 | 32.77 | |
Total votes | 22,848 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Al Pscholka | 14,742 | 58.62 | |
Democratic | Eric Lester | 9,911 | 39.41 | |
Taxpayers | Carl Oehling | 497 | 1.98 | |
Total votes | 25,150 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cindy Gamrat | 17,630 | 62.78 | |
Democratic | Geoff Parker | 9,451 | 33.65 | |
Libertarian | Arnis Davidsons | 1,003 | 3.57 | |
Total votes | 28,084 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Daniel Lauwers | 17,882 | 65.08 | |
Democratic | Bernardo Licata | 9,596 | 34.92 | |
Total votes | 27,478 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Todd Courser | 15,698 | 55.09 | |
Democratic | Margaret Guerrero-DeLuca | 12,797 | 44.91 | |
Total votes | 28,495 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Muxlow | 15,013 | 62.15 | |
Democratic | Marcus Middleton | 9,144 | 37.85 | |
Total votes | 24,157 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Edward Canfield | 16,617 | 59.35 | |||
Democratic | David Jaroch | 11,379 | 40.65 | |||
Total votes | 27,996 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ben Glardon | 16,882 | 52.64 | |
Democratic | Annie Dignan Braidwood | 13,714 | 42.76 | |
Libertarian | Roger Snyder | 1,473 | 4.59 | |
Total votes | 32,069 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lisa Posthumus Lyons | 20,273 | 65.84 | |
Democratic | Lynn Mason | 10,518 | 34.16 | |
Total votes | 30,791 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Callton | 20,355 | 66.67 | |
Democratic | Jordan Brehm | 10,178 | 33.33 | |
Total votes | 30,533 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Roger Victory | 22,788 | 79.82 | |
Democratic | Janice Gwasdacus | 5,761 | 20.18 | |
Total votes | 28,549 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Amanda Price | 21,804 | 67.88 | |
Democratic | Don Bergman | 10,316 | 32.12 | |
Total votes | 32,120 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Daniela Garcia | 19,930 | 78.31 | |
Democratic | James Haspas | 5,520 | 21.69 | |
Total votes | 25,450 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Holly Hughes | 12,737 | 46.53 | |||
Democratic | Collene Lamonte | 12,679 | 46.32 | |||
Independent | Alan Jager | 1,958 | 7.15 | |||
Total votes | 27,374 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marcia Hovey-Wright | 13,846 | 66.93 | |
Republican | Ken Berman | 6,841 | 33.07 | |
Total votes | 20,687 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Leonard | 19,103 | 56.02 | |
Democratic | Josh Derke | 11,929 | 34.98 | |
Independent | Michael Trebesh | 3,068 | 9.0 | |
Total votes | 34,100 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Kelly | 20,925 | 62.35 | |
Democratic | Vincent Mosca | 12,634 | 37.65 | |
Total votes | 33,559 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vanessa Guerra | 17,371 | 76.25 | |
Republican | Jordan Haskins | 5,412 | 23.75 | |
Total votes | 22,783 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles Brunner | 13,149 | 68.07 | |
Republican | Carlos Jaime | 6,169 | 31.93 | |
Total votes | 19,318 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joel Johnson | 16,570 | 63.10 | |
Democratic | Mark Lightfoot | 9,688 | 36.90 | |
Total votes | 26,258 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gary Glenn | 15,773 | 55.39 | |
Democratic | Joan Brausch | 12,705 | 44.61 | |
Total votes | 28,478 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kevin Cotter | 11,347 | 51.52 | |
Democratic | Bryan Mielke | 10,676 | 48.48 | |
Total votes | 22,023 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Bumstead | 16,226 | 63.49 | |
Democratic | Mark Balcom | 9,330 | 36.51 | |
Total votes | 25,556 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ray Franz | 18,637 | 50.43 | |
Democratic | Tom Stobie | 18,316 | 49.57 | |
Total votes | 36,953 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Philip Potvin | 14,717 | 60.12 | |
Democratic | John Ruggles | 9,761 | 39.88 | |
Total votes | 24,478 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bruce Rendon | 18,257 | 60.23 | |
Democratic | James Cromwell | 10,396 | 34.30 | |
Independent | Brad Richards | 1,658 | 5.47 | |
Total votes | 30,311 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Larry C. Inman | 17,394 | 53.17 | |
Democratic | Betsy Coffia | 15,317 | 46.83 | |
Total votes | 32,711 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Triston Cole | 21,221 | 62.85 | |
Democratic | Jay Calo | 12,544 | 37.15 | |
Total votes | 33,765 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Peter Pettalia | 18,614 | 55.02 | |
Democratic | Robert Kennedy | 15,219 | 44.98 | |
Total votes | 33,833 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Chatfield | 19,341 | 60.94 | |
Democratic | Jim Page | 12,396 | 39.06 | |
Total votes | 31,737 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ed McBroom | 16,921 | 59.71 | |
Democratic | Grant Carlson | 11,420 | 40.29 | |
Total votes | 28,341 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Kivela | 18,378 | 65.67 | |
Republican | Pete Mackin | 9,607 | 34.33 | |
Total votes | 27,985 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Scott Dianda | 16,415 | 60.73 | |
Republican | Bob Michaels | 10,614 | 39.27 | |
Total votes | 27,029 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Brandon Dillon resigned on August 3, 2015 after being elected chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. Under state law, Governor Rick Snyder called a special primary election on November 4, 2015 and a special general election on March 8, 2016. [3]
Brandon Dillon is an American politician. He is the former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.
The Michigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Michigan. It is based in Lansing. Lavora Barnes is the current Party Chair. She was previously the Party's Chief Operating Officer.
The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the state's 49th governor. She is eligible for a second term under Michigan's term limits, which limit a governor to only two, four-year terms.
Democrat David LaGrand defeated Michael Scruggs with 81% of the vote in the Democratic primary. Blake Edmonds was unopposed in the Republican primary. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David LaGrand | |||
Republican | Blake Edmonds | |||
write-ins | ||||
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Vacancies in the 80th and 82nd districts were caused by the expulsion of Cindy Gamrat and resignation of Todd Courser, respectively, on September 11, 2015. Under state law, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley called a special primary election on November 4, 2015 and a special general election on March 8, 2016. [5]
In the G.O.P. primary, Mary Whiteford defeated seven other candidates, including Gamrat, with just over 50% of the vote in the 80th District; and Gary Howell won an 11-way primary, including Courser, with 27% of the vote in the 82nd District. David Gernant was unopposed in the Democratic primary in the 80th, and Margaret Guerrero DeLuca earned 85% in a three-way Democratic primary in the 82nd. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Whiteford | |||
Democratic | David Gernant | |||
write-ins | ||||
Total votes |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gary Howell | |||
Democratic | Margaret Guerrero DeLuca | |||
write-ins | ||||
Total votes |
After the death of longtime Macomb County Treasurer Ted Wahby in December 2015, [7] one-term state Rep. Derek Miller was appointed treasurer [8] and resigned his House seat effective February 1, 2016. [9] On February 17, 2016, Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election to fill the remainder of Miller's term that expires at the end of 2016, with both the special primary and general elections to take place alongside the regularly scheduled elections. [10]
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Democratic state Rep. Julie Plawecki of the 11th District died unexpectedly while hiking in Oregon on June 25, 2016. [11] Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election on July 5, 2016, to fill the remainder of Plawecki's term, with the special primary taking August 30 and the special general election to take place alongside the regularly scheduled general election on November 8, 2016. [12] The primary was canceled on July 13, 2016, by Snyder after only one Democrat and one Republican filed for the race, making a primary unnecessary. [13] The Democratic candidate is Plawecki's 22-year-old daughter Lauren. The winner will serve the final two months of the term that expires December 31, 2016.
Candidates
Candice Sue Miller is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district from 2003 to 2017. She is former Michigan Secretary of State, Macomb County Treasurer, and Harrison Township Supervisor. She is a member of the Republican Party. In November 2016, she was elected Macomb County Public Works commissioner, defeating 6-term incumbent Anthony Marrocco.
Mark Allen Hackel is the County Executive of Macomb County, Michigan, and is the first person to hold that position. He was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Prior to serving as County Executive, he served 10 years as Macomb County Sheriff from 2001–2010, being elected to four-year terms in 2000, 2004 and 2008. He resigned as Sheriff on December 31, 2010 to begin his term as County Executive. Hackel served with the sheriff's department starting in 1981.
Mark Hamilton Schauer is an American politician, member of the Democratic Party and former U.S. Representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district, serving from 2009 to 2011.
Derek Miller is the Treasurer of Macomb County, Michigan. Previously, he was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2014 and served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Macomb County.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Michigan, a decrease of one following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 7, 2012. The filing deadling for candidates to file to run in the primary was May 15. Except for two seats, all the incumbents sought re-election. The open seats were the 5th and 11th Congressional Districts. Due to the loss of one seat from the 2010 Census, two congressmen ran against each other. Despite Democrats winning more than 240,000 more votes for U.S. House districts statewide, Republicans won nine of 14 seats and Michiganders tied a state record by electing the lowest rate of U.S. Representatives by a major party whilst simultaneously casting its electoral votes for that party's presidential nominee.
Kerry Bentivolio is an American politician and actor who is the former United States Representative for Michigan's 11th congressional district, in office from 2013 to 2015. Bentivolio, a Republican, defeated Democratic nominee Syed Taj, a physician, in the November 6, 2012 election. The seat was vacated by Representative Thaddeus McCotter, who resigned from Congress on July 6, 2012, and was briefly held by Democrat David Curson of Belleville, Michigan. He was defeated for the Republican nomination in his bid for a second term by attorney David Trott. He launched a write-in campaign for the November 2014 general election but lost again to Trott. After Trott announced he was not seeking reelection in 2018, Bentivolio again sought election in the eleventh district, but finished last in the primary.
The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the election of Michigan's governor, as well as the Class 2 U.S. Senate Seat
Brian Roderick Banks is a Democratic former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and current candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2nd District of the Michigan Senate.
Julie Plawecki was an American politician from Michigan who represented the 11th District—which comprises the cities of Garden City and Inkster, and parts of Dearborn Heights, Livonia and Westland—in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014 for the Democratic Party.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate in 33 other states and various state and local elections. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 2 primary election was April 19.
Todd Courser is an attorney, Tea Party Republican politician, and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives who resigned his seat when it became clear that he would be expelled for misconduct and the misuse of taxpayer resources in an attempt to cover up his extramarital affair with fellow Representative Cindy Gamrat.
Cindy Gamrat is a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 80th district. She was first elected in 2014, after playing a leading role in organizing the Tea Party movement in Michigan. She engaged in an extramarital affair with fellow Representative Todd Courser, and was expelled in September 2015 for using taxpayer resources in an attempt to cover up the affair.
An election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state of Michigan, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate in 33 other states and various state and local elections. The filing deadline for candidates filing for the August 7 primary was April 24, 2018. Unless otherwise indicated, the Cook Political Report has rated the congressional races as safe for the party of the incumbent.
Lauren Plawecki is an American politician from Michigan who represented the 11th District—which comprises the cities of Garden City and Inkster, and parts of Dearborn Heights, Livonia and Westland—in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2016 in a special election to fill the remaining two months of the term left vacant by the death of her mother, Julie Plawecki.
Gary Howell is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives who has represented Lapeer County since 2016.
Jewell Jones is an American politician from the state of Michigan. He served on the city council of Inkster, Michigan, and was elected to represent the 11th district of the Michigan House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Sara Cambensy is an American politician serving her first term in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 109th District and is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her election to the state legislature, Cambensy served on the Marquette City Commission, Marquette Planning Commission and was the director of adult and continuing education for Marquette Community Schools.
A special election for Michigan's 13th congressional district was held on November 6, 2018, following the resignation of Democratic U.S. Representative John Conyers.