Election Name: | 2014 Michigan Attorney General Election |
Country: | Michigan |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2010 Michigan Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2018 Michigan Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Turnout: | 3,077,164 |
Nominee1: | Bill Schuette |
Image1: | File:President Donald Trump with Bill Schuette (cropped 2).jpg |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,603,471 |
Percentage1: | 52.11% |
Nominee2: | Mark Totten |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,359,839 |
Percentage2: | 44.19% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Bill Schuette |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bill Schuette |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2014 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was re-elected to a second term in office with 52.11% of the vote.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | class=small | Sample size | class=small | Margin of error | Bill Schuette (R) | Mark Totten (D) | Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell Research | November 2, 2014 | 1,224 | ± 2.8% | align=center | 49% | 41% | 4% | 6% | |
Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2014 | 914 | ± 3.2% | align=center | 47% | 37% | 6%[7] | 10% | |
EPIC-MRA | October 26–28, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 47% | 35% | 4% | 14% | |
Glengariff Group | October 22–24, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 37.8% | 33.5% | 6.2% | 22.5% | |
Clarity Campaign Labs | October 19–20, 2014 | 1,032 | ± 3.05% | 38% | 38% | — | 24% | ||
EPIC-MRA | October 17–19, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 43% | 33% | 4% | 20% | |
Lake Research Partners | October 13–19, 2014 | 1,032 | ± 4% | 38% | 38% | — | 24% | ||
Clarity Campaign Labs | October 12–14, 2014 | 967 | ± 3.16% | align=center | 39% | 37% | — | 24% | |
Clarity Campaign Labs | October 11–13, 2014 | ? | ± ? | align=center | 39% | 37% | — | 24% | |
Glengariff Group | October 2–4, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 39.2% | 32.1% | 4.8%[8] | 23.8% | |
Mitchell Research | September 29, 2014 | 1,178 | ± 2.86% | align=center | 43% | 39% | 18% | ||
EPIC-MRA | September 25–29, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 38% | 32% | 11% | 18% | |
Target-Insyght | September 22–24, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | align=center | 42% | 41% | 6% | 11% | |
Denno Research | September 11–13, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 40.5% | 32.5% | — | 27% | |
Suffolk | September 6–10, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36.4% | align=center | 42.8% | 3.6%[9] | 17.2% | |
Public Policy Polling | September 4–7, 2014 | 687 | ± 3.7% | 36% | 36% | 10%[10] | 18% | ||
Glengariff Group | September 3–5, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 39.7% | 37.7% | 1.7% | 21% | |
EPIC-MRA | August 22–25, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 40% | 34% | — | 26% | |
Public Policy Polling | June 26–29, 2014 | 578 | ± 4.1% | align=center | 34% | 32% | — | align=center | 35% |
EPIC-MRA | May 17–20, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 38% | 33% | — | 29% | |
Public Policy Polling | April 3–6, 2014 | 825 | ± 3.4% | align=center | 36% | 33% | — | 31% | |
EPIC-MRA | February 5–11, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | align=center | 39% | 31% | — | 30% | |
Harper Polling | January 7–8, 2014 | 1,004 | ± 3.09% | align=center | 42% | 33% | — | 24% | |
Public Policy Polling | December 5–8, 2013 | 1,034 | ± 3% | align=center | 40% | 38% | — | 22% |
Schuette won 10 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[11]
District | Schuette | Totten | Representative | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 59% | 37% | Dan Benishek | ||
2nd | 64% | 32% | |||
Bill Huizenga | |||||
3rd | 60% | 35% | Justin Amash | ||
4th | 63% | 33% | Dave Camp (113th Congress) | ||
John Moolenaar (114th Congress) | |||||
5th | 46% | 51% | |||
6th | 56% | 39% | Fred Upton | ||
7th | 58% | 38% | Tim Walberg | ||
8th | 58% | 38% | Mike Rogers (113th Congress) | ||
Mike Bishop (114th Congress) | |||||
9th | 49% | 47% | |||
10th | 62% | 34% | Candice Miller | ||
11th | 59% | 38% | Kerry Bentivolio (113th Congress) | ||
Dave Trott (114th Congress) | |||||
12th | 39% | 57% | John Dingell (113th Congress) | ||
Debbie Dingell (114th Congress) | |||||
13th | 20% | 77% | John Conyers | ||
14th | 25% | 73% | Gary Peters (113th Congress) | ||
Brenda Lawrence (114th Congress) | |||||