Terri Lynn Land is an American politician who served as the 41st Michigan Secretary of State from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Land was elected to the Republican National Committee in 2012. She was the Republican nominee for the 2014 United States Senate race in Michigan,losing in the general election to Democrat Gary Peters. Land currently serves on the Board of Governors of Wayne State University.
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan,United States,sometimes referred to as MIGOP.
The 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 U.S. gubernatorial elections held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm was re-elected with 56% of the vote over Republican businessman Dick DeVos and three minor party candidates.
The 2004 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 2,2004,and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 17 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Scott Avery Boman is an American Libertarian politician from Michigan. He has consistently earned among the top votes of any third-party candidate in every Michigan election from 2000 through 2018. He was chair of the Libertarian Party of Michigan in 2006. Described by MIRS as a Libertarian Party standard-bearer,he has been a candidate in every state-wide partisan election since 1994,until successfully running for the Detroit office of Community Advisory Council in 2020.
Brenda Lawrence is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Lawrence served as mayor of Southfield,Michigan,from 2001 to 2015,and was the party's nominee for Oakland County executive in 2008 and for lieutenant governor in 2010. Her congressional district covered most of eastern Detroit,including downtown,and stretched west to take in portions of Oakland County,including Farmington Hills,Pontiac,and Lawrence's home in Southfield.
The 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm and Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry were prohibited by the state's Constitution from seeking a third term. This resulted in a large pool of candidates which was whittled down,when the May 11 filing deadline passed,to two Democrats and five Republicans. Both the Cook Political Report and the non-partisan Rothenberg Political Report rated the election as leaning Republican.
Jocelyn Benson is an American academic administrator,attorney,and politician serving as the 43rd Secretary of State of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former dean of Wayne State University Law School,a co-founder of the Military Spouses of Michigan,and a board member of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality. Benson is the author of State Secretaries of State:Guardians of the Democratic Process.
The 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election 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 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Michigan,concurrently with the election of the governor of Michigan,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.
Caroline Nilsson Troy is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 5th district. Elected in November 2014,she assumed office on December 1,2014.
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.
The 2016 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. California had 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College,the most of any state.
Bill Bullard Jr. was an American politician. He was a Republican member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature and local official in Oakland County.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3,2020,to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 117th United States Congress,as well as six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Special House elections were also held on various dates throughout 2020.
The Michigan Secretary of State election of 2018 took place on November 6,2018,alongside Michigan's governor,Class I United States Senator,Attorney General,as well elections for Michigan's 14 seats in the United States House of Representatives,all 38 seats in the Michigan Senate and all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives;to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson could not seek a third term due to term limits. The Michigan Republican Party was looking to win its 7th straight Secretary of State election. Along with the offices of Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General,the nominees for Secretary of State were chosen by party delegates at their respective party conventions.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Michigan voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump of Florida,and his running mate,Vice President Mike Pence of Indiana against the Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware,and his running mate,Senator Kamala Harris of California. Michigan had 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ran for re-election to a second term and faced former political commentator Tudor Dixon in the general election. Whitmer defeated Dixon by a margin of roughly 10.5 percentage points,a wider margin than polls indicated as well as a wider margin than Whitmer's first victory four years prior. Whitmer won independent voters by double-digit margins,which contributed to Dixon's defeat.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 4,2014. Primary elections were held on August 5,2014.
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 far-right Republican Kristina Karamo by a 14 percentage point margin.
