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Elections in Michigan |
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2014.
Voters elected all four executive officers and both houses of the state legislature, as well as the state's delegations to the U.S. House and one of its two U.S. Senate seats.
As of 2022, this remains the last time that the Republican Party has won any statewide office in Michigan.
Main article: 2014 United States Senate election in Michigan |
Incumbent Democratic Senator Carl Levin was re-elected in 2008 with 62.7% of the vote. He retired instead of seeking a seventh term. U.S. Representative Gary Peters defeated former secretary of state Terri Lynn Land in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Peters | 1,704,936 | 54.61 | ![]() | |
Republican | Terri Lynn Land | 1,290,199 | 41.33 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Jim Fulner | 62,897 | 2.01 | ![]() | |
Constitution | Richard Matkin | 37,529 | 1.20 | ![]() | |
Green | Chris Wahmhoff | 26,137 | 0.84 | ![]() | |
Write-in | 77 | 0.00 | |||
Total votes | 3,121,775 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan |
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result[2] | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 113,263 | 45.28% | 130,414 | 52.14% | 6,454 | 2.58% | 250,131 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 2 | 70,851 | 33.25% | 135,568 | 63.63% | 6,653 | 3.12% | 213,072 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 3 | 84,720 | 39.01% | 125,754 | 57.91% | 6,691 | 3.08% | 217,165 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 4 | 85,777 | 39.09% | 123,962 | 56.50% | 9,684 | 4.41% | 219,423 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 5 | 148,182 | 66.71% | 69,222 | 31.16% | 4,734 | 2.13% | 222,138 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
District 6 | 84,391 | 40.38% | 116,801 | 55.89% | 7,784 | 3.73% | 208,976 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 7 | 92,083 | 41.17% | 119,564 | 53.45% | 12,038 | 5.38% | 223,685 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 8 | 102,269 | 42.06% | 132,739 | 54.60% | 8,117 | 3.34% | 243,125 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 9 | 136,342 | 60.39% | 81,470 | 36.09% | 7,945 | 3.52% | 225,757 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
District 10 | 67,143 | 29.36% | 157,069 | 68.68% | 4,480 | 1.96% | 228,692 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 11 | 101,681 | 40.47% | 140,435 | 55.90% | 9,122 | 3.63% | 251,238 | 100.00% | Republican Hold |
District 12 | 134,346 | 65.01% | 64,716 | 31.32% | 7,598 | 3.68% | 206,660 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
District 13 | 132,710 | 79.49% | 27,234 | 16.31% | 7,003 | 4.20% | 166,947 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
District 14 | 165,272 | 77.79% | 41,801 | 19.67% | 5,395 | 2.54% | 212,468 | 100.00% | Democratic Hold |
Total | 1,519,030 | 49.17% | 1,466,749 | 47.47% | 103,698 | 3.36% | 3,089,477 | 100.00% |
Main article: 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election |
Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder was first elected in 2010 with 58.1% of the vote.[3] He ran for re-election to a second term and defeated former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer in the closest statewide election in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rick Snyder (incumbent) | 1,607,399 | 50.92 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mark Schauer | 1,479,057 | 46.86 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Mary Buzuma | 35,723 | 1.13 | ![]() | |
Constitution | Mark McFarlin | 19,368 | 0.61 | ![]() | |
Green | Paul Homeniuk | 14,934 | 0.47 | ![]() | |
Write-in | 50 | 0.00 | |||
Total votes | 3,156,531 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Main article: 2014 Michigan Secretary of State election |
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was first elected in 2010 with 50.7% of the vote. She won re-election to a second term against attorney Godfrey Dillard.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ruth Johnson (incumbent) | 1,649,047 | 53.53 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Godfrey Dillard | 1,323,004 | 42.94 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Jamie Lewis | 61,112 | 1.98 | ![]() | |
Constitution | Robert Gale | 34,447 | 1.12 | ![]() | |
Natural Law | Jason Gatties | 13,185 | 0.43 | New | |
Total votes | 3,080,795 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Main article: 2014 Michigan Attorney General election |
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was first elected in 2010 with 52.6% of the vote. He won re-election to a second term against MSU law professor Mark Totten.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Schuette (incumbent) | 1,603,471 | 52.11 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mark Totten | 1,359,839 | 44.19 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Justin Altman | 57,345 | 1.86 | ![]() | |
Constitution | Gerald Van Sickle | 30,762 | 1.00 | ![]() | |
Green | John La Pietra | 25,747 | 0.84 | New | |
Total votes | 3,077,164 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pamela Pugh Smith | 1,368,790 | 24.47 | |
Democratic | Casandra E. Ulbrich (incumbent) | 1,309,760 | 23.42 | |
Republican | Maria Carl | 1,279,122 | 22.87 | |
Republican | Jonathan Tade Williams | 1,206,419 | 21.57 | |
Libertarian | Kimberly Moore | 114,666 | 2.05 | |
Constitution | John Adams | 82,511 | 1.48 | |
Libertarian | Gregory Scott Stempfle | 75,702 | 1.35 | |
Constitution | Karen Adams | 65,828 | 1.18 | |
Green | Sherry A. Wells | 60,516 | 1.08 | |
Natural Law | Nikki Mattson | 30,099 | 0.54 | |
Total votes | 5,593,413 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
Main articles: 2014 Michigan Senate election and 2014 Michigan House of Representatives election |
All seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. The Senate elects its members to four year terms, while the House of Representatives members are elected to two year terms. Republicans retained control of both chambers and made small gains in seats.
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2 seats of the Supreme Court of Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Brian K. Zahra (incumbent) | 1,450,326 | 32.19 | |
Nonpartisan | Richard H. Bernstein | 1,301,254 | 28.88 | |
Nonpartisan | James Robert Redford | 934,029 | 20.73 | |
Nonpartisan | Bill Murphy | 637,741 | 14.15 | |
Nonpartisan | Doug Dern | 182,543 | 4.05 | |
Total votes | 4,505,893 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | David Viviano (incumbent) | 1,521,035 | 62.14 | |
Nonpartisan | Deborah Thomas | 706,971 | 28.88 | |
Nonpartisan | Kerry Morgan | 219,892 | 8.98 | |
Total votes | 2,447,898 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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863,459 | 69.29 |
No | 382,770 | 30.71 |
Total votes | 1,246,229 | 100.00 |
Source: [7] |
A referendum to uphold the legalization of wolf hunting | |||||||||||||||||||
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Choice | Votes | % |
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1,606,328 | 54.93 |
Yes | 1,318,080 | 45.07 |
Total votes | 2,924,408 | 100.00 |
A referendum to uphold a law allowing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to classify game animals and hunting seasons | |||||||||||||||||||
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Choice | Votes | % |
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1,856,603 | 63.84 |
Yes | 1,051,426 | 36.16 |
Total votes | 2,908,029 | 100.00 |