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]
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38 seats in the Michigan Senate 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 2,919,926 (39.21%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Members not seeking re-election
editState 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) |
Results
editDue 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]
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]
District 1-9
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Coleman Young II (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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. (incumbent) | 44,597 | 83.96 | |
Republican | Keith Franklin | 8,522 | 16.04 | |
Total votes | 53,119 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 48,144 | 67.96 | |
Republican | Hawke Fracassa | 22,696 | 32.04 | |
Total votes | 70,840 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Districts 10-19
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tory Rocca (incumbent) | 51,464 | 62.67 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Jenkins | 30,656 | 37.33 | |
Total votes | 82,120 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vincent Gregory (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 | |
Constitution | Jeff Andring | 2,040 | 2.71 | |
Total votes | 75,189 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rebekah Warren (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 44,797 | 61.59 | |
Democratic | Greg Grieves | 27,936 | 38.41 | |
Total votes | 72,733 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Districts 20-29
editParty | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 | |
Constitution | Ted Gerrard | 2,114 | 2.63 | |
Total votes | 80,469 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Hildenbrand (incumbent) | 47,203 | 57.93 | |
Democratic | Lance Penny | 34,280 | 42.07 | |
Total votes | 81,483 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Districts 30-38
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arlan Meekhof (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 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 (incumbent) | 50,689 | 61.84 | |
Democratic | Christopher Germain | 31,278 | 38.16 | |
Total votes | 81,967 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Maps
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Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district
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Support for Republican Party candidates by district
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Support for Democratic Party candidates by district
Special election
editOn November 8, 2016, a special election was held in the 4th District to fill the vacancy left when Virgil Smith Jr. resigned.
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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget: 2011 Michigan Legislative Districts—Senate District Statewide Map
- ^ a b "2014 Live Michigan election results: State Senate races". MLive.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "In 20th District recount, O'Brien keeps win". WOODTV.com. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ Gray, Kathleen (November 7, 2014). "Michigan Senate, House have new leaders, bigger GOP majorities". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 31, 2014.