2014 Michigan elections explained

Election Name:	2014 Michigan elections
Country:	Michigan
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 Michigan elections
Previous Year:	2010
Election Date:	November 4, 2014
Next Election:	2016 Michigan elections
Next Year:	2016

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, this remains the most recent time that the Republican Party has won any statewide office in Michigan.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See 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.

U.S. House

See main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan.

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result^[1]
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2	!	scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	113,263	45.28%	130,414	52.14%	6,454	2.58%	250,131	100.00%	Republican Hold
	70,851	33.25%	135,568	63.63%	6,653	3.12%	213,072	100.00%	Republican Hold
	84,720	39.01%	125,754	57.91%	6,691	3.08%	217,165	100.00%	Republican Hold
	85,777	39.09%	123,962	56.50%	9,684	4.41%	219,423	100.00%	Republican Hold
	148,182	66.71%	69,222	31.16%	4,734	2.13%	222,138	100.00%	Democratic Hold
	84,391	40.38%	116,801	55.89%	7,784	3.73%	208,976	100.00%	Republican Hold
	92,083	41.17%	119,564	53.45%	12,038	5.38%	223,685	100.00%	Republican Hold
	102,269	42.06%	132,739	54.60%	8,117	3.34%	243,125	100.00%	Republican Hold
	136,342	60.39%	81,470	36.09%	7,945	3.52%	225,757	100.00%	Democratic Hold
	67,143	29.36%	157,069	68.68%	4,480	1.96%	228,692	100.00%	Republican Hold
	101,681	40.47%	140,435	55.90%	9,122	3.63%	251,238	100.00%	Republican Hold
	134,346	65.01%	64,716	31.32%	7,598	3.68%	206,660	100.00%	Democratic Hold
	132,710	79.49%	27,234	16.31%	7,003	4.20%	166,947	100.00%	Democratic Hold
	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%

State elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

See main article: 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder was first elected in 2010 with 58.1% of the vote.^[2] He ran for re-election to a second term and defeated former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer in the closest statewide election in 2014.

Secretary of state

See 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.

Attorney general

See 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.

State legislature

See main article: 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.

Party		Before	After	Change
+colspan=5	Senate
	Republican		26		27	1
	Democratic	12	11	1
Total		38	38

Party		Before	After	Change
+colspan=5	House of Representatives
	Republican		59		63	4
	Democratic	51	47	4
Total		110	110

Supreme court

Election Name:	2014 Michigan Supreme Court election
Country:	Michigan
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 Michigan elections#Supreme court
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 Michigan elections#Supreme Court
Next Year:	2016
Seats For Election:	2 seats of the Supreme Court of Michigan
Party1:	Michigan Republican Party
Last Election1:	5
Seats1:	2
Party2:	Michigan Democratic Party
Last Election2:	2
Seats2:	0

Special election

Ballot measures

Proposal 1 (August)
Eliminate Personal Property Tax
Yes:	863459
No:	382770
Total:	1246229
Map:	MI Proposal 1 2014.svg
Map Size:	300px
Mapcaption:	County results Yes

Proposal 1 (August)

Proposal 1 (November)
A referendum to uphold the legalization of wolf hunting
Yes:	1318080
No:	1606328
Total:	2924408
Map:	MI Proposal 1 2014 November.svg
Map Size:	300px
Mapcaption:	County results Yes No

Proposal 1 (November)

Proposal 2
A referendum to uphold a law allowing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to classify game animals and hunting seasons
Yes:	1051426
No:	1856603
Total:	2908029
Map:	MI Proposal 2 2014.svg
Map Size:	300px
Mapcaption:	County results Yes No

Proposal 2

Notes and References

Web site: Haas. Karen L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. October 28, 2019. March 9, 2015.
Web site: Magazine . Peter Luke Bridge . 2010-11-03 . Rick Snyder wins 2010 Michigan governor's race, according to various exit polls . 2023-05-22 . mlive . en.