2016 Michigan elections explained

Election Name:	2016 Michigan elections
Country:	Michigan
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Michigan elections
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 Michigan elections
Next Year:	2018

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 8, 2016.^{[1] [2]}

There were voting machine failures on election day.^[2]

State elections

Michigan House of Representatives

See main article: Michigan House of Representatives election, 2016.

Supreme Court

Election Name:	2016 Michigan Supreme Court election
Country:	Michigan
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 Michigan elections#Supreme court
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2018 Michigan elections#Supreme Court
Next Year:	2018
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

Associate Justice (Full term)

Candidates

• Doug Dern (Natural Law)^[3]
• Frank S. Szymanski (Democratic), judge of the Wayne County Probate Court^[3]
• David Viviano (Republican), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan^[3]

Results

Associate Justice (Term ending 01/01/2019)

Candidates

• Joan Larsen (Republican), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan^[3]
• Kerry L. Morgan (Libertarian), counsel at Pentiuk, Couvreur & Kobiljak, P.C.^[3]
• Deborah Thomas (Democratic), judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan^[3]

Results

Federal elections

President and vice president of the United States

See main article: United States presidential election in Michigan, 2016.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michigan elections, 2016 . . . August 12, 2019 .
2. Web site: Detroit Voting Machine Failures Were Widespread on Election Day . Charlotte . Alter . December 14, 2016 . . January 14, 2020 .
3. Web site: See Democratic and Republican candidates for Supreme Court, university boards . August 28, 2016.