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Elections for the Michigan Senate was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with partisan primary elections to select the party's nominees held on August 5. All 38 seats in the Michigan Senate were contested, and those elected will serve in the 98th and 99th Michigan Legislatures. This was the first election for the Michigan Senate contested under the constituency boundaries drawn in consequence of the 2010 U.S. Census. [1] The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats. [2]
A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. State of Michigan. Along with the House of Representatives, it composes the Michigan Legislature. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The primary purpose of the Legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws.
The 2010 United States Census is the twenty-third and most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators serving to spot-check randomly selected neighborhoods and communities. As part of a drive to increase the count's accuracy, 635,000 temporary enumerators were hired. The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over half a million, as well as the first in which all 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 200,000.
State Senators are only allowed to serve 2 four-year terms, a maximum of 8 years. The following Senators were not running for a new term in 2014.
District | Senator | Party | Residence | Term-limited? |
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5 | Tupac Hunter | Dem | Detroit | Yes |
6 | Glenn S. Anderson | Dem | Westland | Yes |
13 | John Pappageorge | Rep | Troy | Yes |
16 | Bruce Caswell | Rep | Hillsdale | No (retiring) |
17 | Randy Richardville | Rep | Monroe | Yes |
23 | Gretchen Whitmer | Dem | East Lansing | Yes |
28 | Mark Jansen | Rep | Gaines Township | Yes |
32 | Roger Kahn | Rep | Saginaw Township | Yes |
36 | John Moolenaar | Rep | Midland | No (running for Congress) |
37 | Howard Walker | Rep | Traverse City | No (retiring) |
Due to the redistricting done as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were consolidation of districts that resulted in a "new" 26th District to be created. The new 26th District was a won by the Republicans, causing a gain for Republicans as consolidation effectively resulted in two Democratic held districts being merged. A recount in the 20th District resulted in Margaret O'Brien's win widening from 59 votes to 61 votes. [3] The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats. [2]
Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States. A congressional act passed in 1967 requires that representatives be elected from single-member districts, except when a state has a single representative, in which case one state-wide at-large election be held.
Margaret O'Brien is a former member of the Michigan Senate and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She is a Republican. Her district was based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Shortly after the election, Arlan Meekhof, Republican from the 30th District, was elected Senate Majority Leader, Mike Kowall, Republican from the 15th District, was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader, Jim Ananich, Democrat from the 27th District, was elected Senate Minority Leader, and Morris Hood III, Democrat from the 3rd District, was elected Senate Minority Floor Leader. [4]
Arlan B. Meekhof is a Republican politician from Michigan formerly serving in the Michigan Senate and as that chamber's majority leader. He previously served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
Mike Kowall is a Republican member of the Michigan Senate, having won election to the 15th District in 2010. He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Coleman Young II | 48,518 | 71.84 | |
Republican | Barry Berk | 19,021 | 28.16 | |
Total votes | 67,539 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bert Johnson | 40,500 | 71.07 | |
Republican | Mark Price | 14,326 | 25.14 | |
Independent | Jeffrey Hall | 2,163 | 3.80 | |
Total votes | 56,989 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Morris Hood III | 45,572 | 80.43 | |
Republican | Matthew Keller | 11,086 | 19.57 | |
Total votes | 56,658 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Virgil Smith, Jr. | 44,597 | 83.96 | |
Republican | Keith Franklin | 8,522 | 16.04 | |
Total votes | 53,119 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Knezek | 58,501 | 82.18 | |
Republican | Jennifer Rynicki | 12,683 | 17.82 | |
Total votes | 71,184 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hoon-Yung Hopgood | 41,813 | 62.37 | |
Republican | Darrell McNeill | 25,222 | 37.63 | |
Total votes | 67,035 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick Colbeck | 49,503 | 52.17 | |
Democratic | Dian Slavens | 45,378 | 47.83 | |
Total votes | 94,881 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Brandenburg | 55,302 | 61.73 | |
Democratic | Christine Bell | 34,278 | 38.27 | |
Total votes | 89,580 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steven Bieda | 48,144 | 67.96 | |
Republican | Hawke Fracassa | 22,696 | 32.04 | |
Total votes | 70,840 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tory Rocca | 51,464 | 62.67 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Jenkins | 30,656 | 37.33 | |
Total votes | 82,120 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vincent Gregory | 70,866 | 73.28 | |
Republican | Boris Tuman | 22,847 | 23.62 | |
Libertarian | James Young | 2,994 | 3.10 | |
Total votes | 96,707 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Marleau | 50,116 | 57.48 | |
Democratic | Paul Secrest | 37,067 | 42.52 | |
Total votes | 87,183 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marty Knollenberg | 59,555 | 58.15 | |
Democratic | Cyndi Peltonen | 42,855 | 41.85 | |
Total votes | 102,410 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David B. Robertson | 46,832 | 57.58 | |
Democratic | Bobbie Walton | 34,505 | 42.42 | |
Total votes | 81,337 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Kowall | 52,799 | 58.48 | |
Democratic | Michael Smith | 37,487 | 41.52 | |
Total votes | 90,286 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Shirkey | 40,916 | 60.95 | |
Democratic | Kevin Commet | 26,215 | 39.05 | |
Total votes | 67,131 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dale Zorn | 38,445 | 51.13 | |
Democratic | Doug Spade | 34,704 | 46.16 | |
Taxpayers | Jeff Andring | 2,040 | 2.71 | |
Total votes | 75,189 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rebekah Warren | 61,406 | 72.11 | |
Republican | Terry Linden | 23,748 | 27.89 | |
Total votes | 85,154 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Nofs | 44,797 | 61.59 | |
Democratic | Greg Grieves | 27,936 | 38.41 | |
Total votes | 72,733 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Margaret O'Brien | 36,645 | 45.58 | |
Democratic | Sean McCann | 36,584 | 45.50 | |
Libertarian | Lorence Wenke | 7,171 | 8.92 | |
Total votes | 80,400 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Proos | 45,586 | 65.40 | |
Democratic | Bette Pierman | 25,092 | 35.50 | |
Total votes | 70,678 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Hune | 58,374 | 58.85 | |
Democratic | Shari Pollesch | 37,704 | 38.01 | |
Libertarian | Jeff Wood | 3,108 | 3.13 | |
Total votes | 99,186 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Curtis Hertel Jr. | 49,717 | 65.83 | |
Republican | Craig Whitehead | 25,809 | 34.17 | |
Total votes | 75,526 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Jones | 55,999 | 55.90 | |
Democratic | Dawn Levey | 44,173 | 44.10 | |
Total votes | 100,172 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Pavlov | 46,283 | 55.85 | |
Democratic | Terry Brown | 36,591 | 44.15 | |
Total votes | 82,874 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Tonya Schuitmaker | 47,245 | 61.38 | ||
Democratic | Jim Walters | 26,781 | 34.79 | ||
Libertarian | William Wenzel | 2,944 | 3.82 | ||
Total votes | 76,970 | 100.0 | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Ananich | 51,296 | 77.31 | |
Republican | Brendt Gerics | 15,057 | 22.69 | |
Total votes | 66,353 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter MacGregor | 53,222 | 66.14 | |
Democratic | Deb Havens | 25,133 | 31.23 | |
Taxpayers | Ted Gerrard | 2,114 | 2.63 | |
Total votes | 80,469 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Hildenbrand | 47,203 | 57.93 | |
Democratic | Lance Penny | 34,280 | 42.07 | |
Total votes | 81,483 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arlan Meekhof | 62,337 | 71.39 | |
Democratic | Sarah Howard | 24,987 | 28.61 | |
Total votes | 87,324 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Green | 40,678 | 56.09 | |
Democratic | Ron Mindykowski | 31,843 | 43.91 | |
Total votes | 72,521 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kenneth Horn | 49,449 | 54.35 | |
Democratic | Stacy Erwin Oakes | 41,538 | 45.65 | |
Total votes | 90,987 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Judy Emmons | 36,416 | 57.21 | |
Democratic | Fred Sprague | 27,234 | 42.79 | |
Total votes | 63,650 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Goeff Hansen | 39,130 | 55.60 | |
Democratic | Cathy Forbes | 31,245 | 44.40 | |
Total votes | 70,375 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Darwin L. Booher | 51,295 | 59.53 | |
Democratic | Glenn Lottie | 34,869 | 40.47 | |
Total votes | 86,164 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Stamas | 51,841 | 61.12 | |
Democratic | Joe Lukasiewicz | 32,978 | 38.88 | |
Total votes | 84,819 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Schmidt | 54,980 | 61.08 | |
Democratic | Phil Bellfy | 35,026 | 38.92 | |
Total votes | 90,006 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Casperson | 50,689 | 61.84 | |
Democratic | Christopher Germain | 31,278 | 38.16 | |
Total votes | 81,967 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ian Conyers | 68,882 | 76.46 | |
Republican | Keith Franklin | 21,206 | 23.54 | |
Total votes | 90,088 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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