Michigan 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Michigan 2014 General Election

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Michigan
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Tuesday 22 April 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Thursday 17 July 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent (No Party Affiliation).
✓ Tuesday 5 August 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) / 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC) / 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in Central Time and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated Eastern Time, when the networks feel they can project.
✓ Tuesday 5 August 2014 - Nomination Deadline - Third/Minor party (168.686a).
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in Central Time and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated Eastern Time, when the networks feel they can project.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	9,911,626	(3.20% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	16	(2.97% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	14	(3.22% of 435)
Capital:	Lansing

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Michigan State and Local Government

Michigan 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, and U.S. Taxpayers parties may nominate by caucus/convention. ... Caucuses ... and ... conventions ... shall be held not later than the August Primary. [Michigan Election Law. Section 168.686a. (1)]

Convention dates--

Libertarian Party: 17 May 2014
Green: 8 June 2014
U.S. Taxpayers: 28 June 2014
Natural Law: 30 July 2014

5 August 2014 primary returns from the Michigan Department of State.

4 November General Election 18 December 2014 certified returns from the Michigan Department of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Debbie Stabenow • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006, 2012 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*			*Senator Debbie Stabenow* • FEC S8MI00281

Class 2 Open		Democratic	Senator Carl Levin • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 7 March 2013: "I have decided not to run for reelection in 2014."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Democratic	1,704,936	54.61%	Congressman Gary Peters • FEC S4MI00355; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,997,308; Dsb $10,230,037

		Republican	1,290,199	41.33%	former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land • First elected as Secretary of State: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • FEC S4MI00363; 24 Nov 14; Tot $12,284,324; Dsb $12,251,820

		Libertarian	62,897	2.01%	Robert James "Jim" Fulner • FEC S4MI00371

		U.S. Taxpayers	37,529	1.20%	Richard A. Matkin • FEC S2MI00243

		Green	26,137	0.84%	Chris Wahmhoff • FEC S4MI00413

		Write-in; (Independent)	67	0.00%	Jeffrey Allan "Jeff" Jones • FEC S4MI00405; 03 Sep 14; Tot $59,575; Dsb $54,000
		Write-in	6	0.00%	Robert Boensch • FEC S4MI00421
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Douglas Troszak • FEC S4MI00447
		Write-in	0	0.00%	George Saady • FEC S4MI00439
Total			3,121,775	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Rick Snyder • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	1,607,399	50.92%	Governor Rick Snyder • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Brian Nelson Calley

		Democratic	1,479,057	46.86%	former Congressman Mark Hamilton Schauer • for Lieutenant Governor: Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown. former Congressman Schauer was first elected to the U.S. Congress: 2008; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2010.

		Libertarian	35,723	1.13%	Mary Buzuma • for Lieutenant Governor: Scotty Boman

		U.S. Taxpayers	19,368	0.61%	Mark Anthony McFarlin • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant: Richard Mendoza

		Green	14,934	0.47%	Paul Homeniuk • for Lieutenant Governor: Candace R. Caveny

		Write-in	18	0.00%	Richard Sills
		Write-in	17	0.00%	Patrick Groulx
		Write-in	12	0.00%	Charles Pakkala
		Write-in	3	0.00%	Michael Mark
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Sam Thomas
Total			3,156,531	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Nominated by convention separately from the gubernatorial primary; elected on same ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brian Nelson Calley • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidates for Lieutenant Governor are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 9 Republican (6 Renominated, 2 Open, 1 Lost / No longer running); 5 Democratic (3 Renominated, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Daniel J. "Dan" Benishek • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	130,414	52.14%	Congressman Daniel J. "Dan" Benishek • FEC H0MI01088; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,111,891; Dsb $2,127,814

		Democratic	113,263	45.28%	former Kalkaska County Sheriff Jerry Cannon • FEC H4MI01114; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,001,780; Dsb $1,000,180

		Libertarian	3,823	1.53%	Loel Robert Gnadt • FEC H4MI01148

		Green	2,631	1.05%	Ellis Boal • FEC H0MI01187
Total			250,131	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman William P. "Bill" Huizenga • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	135,568	63.63%	Congressman William P. "Bill" Huizenga • FEC H0MI02094; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,271,353; Dsb $1,055,281

		Democratic	70,851	33.25%	Dean Vanderstelt • FEC H4MI02104; 24 Nov 14; Tot $57,845; Dsb $53,292

		Libertarian	3,877	1.82%	Ronald "Kipp" Welch, II • FEC H4MI02112

		U.S. Taxpayers	2,776	1.30%	Ronald E. Graeser • FEC H0MI02086
Total			213,072	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Justin Amash • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	125,754	57.91%	Congressman Justin Amash • FEC H0MI03126; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,804,157; Dsb $1,494,489

		Democratic	84,720	39.01%	Robert Emmett "Bob" Goodrich • FEC H4MI03227; 24 Nov 14; Tot $328,939; Dsb $316,071

		Green	6,691	3.08%	Tonya Duncan • FEC H4MI03235
Total			217,165	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Open		Republican	Congressman David Lee "Dave" Camp • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 31 March 2014: "... I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	123,962	56.49%	state Senator John Moolenaar • FEC H4MI04126; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,138,558; Dsb $1,077,174

		Democratic	85,777	39.09%	Charles Jeffrey "Jeff" Holmes • FEC H4MI04134; 31 Dec 14; Tot $133,963; Dsb $133,963

		U.S. Taxpayers	4,990	2.27%	George M. Zimmer • FEC H4MI04142

		Libertarian	4,694	2.14%	Will Tyler White • FEC H4MI08093
Total			219,423	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	148,182	66.71%	Congressman Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • FEC H2MI05119; 24 Nov 14; Tot $913,741; Dsb $913,873

		Republican	69,222	31.16%	Allen Hardwick • FEC H4MI05123

		Libertarian	4,734	2.13%	Harold H. "Hal" Jones • FEC H4MI05156
Total			222,138	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	116,801	55.89%	Congressman Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • FEC H6MI04113; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,829,171; Dsb $3,841,730

		Democratic	84,391	40.38%	Paul Colin Clements • FEC H4MI06105; 24 Nov 14; Tot $791,931; Dsb $790,138

		Libertarian	5,530	2.65%	Erwin J. Haas • FEC H4MI06121

		Green	2,254	1.08%	John M. Lawrence • FEC H4MI06139
Total			208,976	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	119,564	53.45%	Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • FEC H4MI07103; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,826,132; Dsb $1,751,178

		Democratic	92,083	41.17%	former state Representative Pam Byrnes • FEC H4MI07178; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,372,815; Dsb $1,369,856

		Libertarian	4,531	2.03%	Ken Proctor • FEC H2MI07073

		No Party Affiliation	4,369	1.95%	David Bernard Swartout • FEC H4MI07186; 04 Dec 14; Tot $3,150; Dsb $4,892

		U.S. Taxpayers	3,138	1.40%	Rick Strawcutter • FEC H4MI07202
Total			223,685	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 8 Open		Republican	Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Rogers • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 28 March 2014: Announced retirement: "It has been an honor to serve the people of Michigan’s eighth congressional district over the last 14 years."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	132,739	54.60%	former state Senator Michael D. "Mike" Bishop • FEC H4MI08135; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,039,524; Dsb $991,207

		Democratic	102,269	42.06%	Ingham County Treasurer Eric Anthony Schertzing • FEC H4MI05149; 24 Nov 14; Tot $504,353; Dsb $494,142

		Libertarian	4,557	1.87%	James Weeks, II • FEC H4MI08168

		Green	1,880	0.77%	Jim Casha • FEC H4MI08176

		Natural Law	1,680	0.69%	Jeremy Burgess • FEC H4MI08101; 31 Dec 14; Tot $971; Dsb $968
Total			243,125	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman Sander Martin "Sandy" Levin • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	136,342	60.39%	Congressman Sander Martin "Sandy" Levin • FEC H2MI17023; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,452,844; Dsb $1,440,710

		Republican	81,470	36.09%	George Brikho • FEC H4MI09075; 24 Nov 14; Tot $38,323; Dsb $41,850

		Libertarian	4,792	2.12%	Gregory "Greg" Creswell • FEC H4MI09083

		Green	3,153	1.40%	John V. McDermott • FEC H4MI09091
Total			225,757	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Candice S. Miller • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	157,069	68.68%	Congressman Candice S. Miller • FEC H6MI12181; 24 Nov 14; Tot $850,195; Dsb $775,745

		Democratic	67,143	29.36%	former Vassar Township Boardmember Charles Allen "Chuck" Stadler • FEC H2MI10101

		Green	4,480	1.96%	Harley Mikkelson • FEC H2MI05101
Total			228,692	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 11 Lost		Republican	Congressman Kerry Lynn Bentivolio • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - defeated in 5 August 2014 Primary
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	140,435	55.90%	David A. "Dave" Trott • FEC H4MI11097; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,990,334; Dsb $4,887,436

		Democratic	101,681	40.47%	Robert Lawrence "Bobby" McKenzie • FEC H4MI11105; 24 Nov 14; Tot $820,898; Dsb $796,556

		Libertarian	7,711	3.07%	John J. Tatar • FEC H8MI11247

		Write-in; (Republican)	1,411	0.56%	Congressman Kerry Bentivolio Bentivolio • 5 August 2014 Primary: Lost his primary. 2 October 2014: Running as a write-in in the General Election. • FEC H2MI11133; 24 Nov 14; Tot $742,614; Dsb $740,993
Total			251,238	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 12 Open		Democratic	Congressman John D. Dingell • First elected in 1955 in a special election to fill the seat of his deceased father, John Dingell. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 24 February 2014: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	134,346	65.01%	Debbie Dingell • Wife of retiring Congressman John D. Dingell (Democratic) • FEC H4MI12079; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,596,955; Dsb $1,226,372

		Republican	64,716	31.32%	Terrence Michael "Terry" Bowman • FEC H4MI12061; 24 Nov 14; Tot $47,911; Dsb $44,992

		No Party Affiliation	5,039	2.44%	Gary Walkowicz • FEC H8MI07039

		Libertarian	2,559	1.24%	Bhagwan "Bob" Dashairya • FEC H0MI08109
Total			206,660	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman John Conyers, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	132,710	79.49%	Congressman John Conyers, Jr. • FEC H6MI01028; 24 Nov 14; Tot $777,225; Dsb $823,327

		Republican	27,234	16.31%	Jeff Gorman • FEC H4MI13200

		Libertarian	3,537	2.12%	Chris Sharer • FEC H2MI13170

		No Party Affiliation	3,466	2.08%	Sam Johnson • FEC H4MI13218
Total			166,947	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 14 Open		Democratic	Congressman Gary Peters • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 29 April 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	165,272	77.79%	Southfield Mayor Brenda Lulenar Lawrence • FEC H2MI14111; 24 Nov 14; Tot $784,146; Dsb $622,449

		Republican	41,801	19.67%	Christina L. Barr • 8 September 2014: Replacement candidate. • FEC H4MI13226

		Libertarian	3,366	1.58%	Leonard Schwartz • FEC H8MI05108

		Green	1,999	0.94%	Stephen Boyle • FEC H4MI14190

		Write-in	30	0.01%	Calvin Pruden • FEC H4MI14208
Total			212,468	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Secretary of State Ruth A. Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list

		Republican	1,649,047	53.53%	Secretary of State Ruth A. Johnson

		Democratic	1,323,004	42.94%	Godfrey Dillard

		Libertarian	61,112	1.98%	Jamie Lewis

		U.S. Taxpayers	34,447	1.12%	Robert Gale

		Natural Law	13,185	0.43%	Jason Robert Gatties
Total			3,080,795	100.00%
	Candidates for Secretary of State are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General William D. "Bill" Schuette • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list

		Republican	1,603,471	52.11%	Attorney General William D. "Bill" Schuette

		Democratic	1,359,839	44.19%	Mark A. Totten

		Libertarian	57,345	1.86%	Justin M. Altman

		U.S. Taxpayers	30,762	1.00%	Gerald T. Van Sickle

		Green	25,747	0.84%	John Anthony La Pietra
Total			3,077,164	100.00%
	Candidates for Attorney General are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 19 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 19 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 10 candidates
	• Libertarian: 16 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• America's Independent (affiliates)
	• Justice Party
	• Natural Law (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Party USA
	• U.S. Taxpayers (affiliate of Constitution): 7 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• No Party Affiliation: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 11 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OF 1963
	• Michigan Constitution of 1835
	• Michigan Constitution of 1850
	• Michigan Constitution of 1908
Election Authority
	• Michigan Department of State Elections
	• Michigan Secretary of State
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	• America's Independent Party (associated with Alan Keyes)
	• Green Party of Michigan
	• Justice Party of Michigan
	• Libertarian Party of Michigan
	• Natural Law Party of Michigan
	• Natural Law Party of Michigan
	• Reform Party of Michigan
	• Right to Life of Michigan
	• Socialist Party of Michigan
	• U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan
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