| Election Name: | 2010 Michigan House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | legislative |
| Vote Type: | popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Michigan House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Michigan House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 56 |
| Turnout: | 3,048,574 (41.89%) |
| Leader1: | James "Jase" Bolger |
| Party1: | Michigan Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 63rd district |
| Last Election1: | 43 |
| Seats After1: | 63 |
| Seat Change1: | 20 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,646,704 |
| Percentage1: | 54.02% |
| Leader2: | Richard Hammel |
| Party2: | Michigan Democratic Party |
| Last Election2: | 67 |
| Seats After2: | 47 |
| Seat Change2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,401,870 |
| Percentage2: | 45.98% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Andy Dillon |
| Before Party: | Michigan Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Jase Bolger |
| After Party: | Michigan Republican Party |
The 2010 elections for the Michigan House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with partisan primary elections held August 3, 2010, to determine the party's nominees.
Due to term limit provisions in Michigan's Constitution, 54 candidates were unable to seek re-election to the House, resulting in the largest turnover in the lower chamber since the adoption of term limits in 1992.[1] [2] [3]
Republicans flipped twenty seats from the Democrats, winning control of the chamber, and, alongside Rick Snyder's victory in the gubernatorial election, complete control of the state's government.[4] [5] This gave Republicans complete control over the redistricting process, allowing them to redraw the state legislature's boundaries after the 2010 census, which enabled them to retain control of the chamber until the 2022 elections.[6] [7]
On September 9, 2011, State Representative Tim Melton resigned to accept a position in the organization StudentsFirst, founded by Michelle Rhee.[8] The by-election to fill the vacancy in the seat was held February 28, 2012, and was won by Tim Greimel, the current House minority leader.
On November 8, 2011, State Representative Paul Scott was recalled.[9] The by-election to fill the vacancy in the seat was held February 28, 2012, and was won by Joe Graves.