Michigan 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Michigan 2020 General Election

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Michigan
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 4 August 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Friday 8 May 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Thursday 16 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent (No Party Affiliation 168.590c) and Independent President .
✓ Tuesday 4 August 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 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 4 August 2020 - Nomination Deadline - Third/Minor party (168.686a) .
✓ Friday 23 October 2020 - Filing Deadline - Write-in (Congress) .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC) / 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 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 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, U.S. Taxpayers, and Working Class parties may nominate by caucus/convention: ... Caucuses ... and ... conventions ... shall be held not later than the August Primary. To qualify, a party's nominee must receive at least 1% of the total number of votes cast for winner of the office of Secretary of State in the last preceding state election [MCL 168.685(6)].

The Libertarian Party convention date is 7 March.

Primary elections are for Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican candidates. To qualify, a party's nominee must receive at least 5% of the total number of votes cast for the office of Secretary of State in the last preceding state election [MCL 168.532].

Upcoming Elections and Political Party Status from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

Primary Candidate Listing from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

General Election Listing from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

4 August 2020 Primary results from a media source.

3 November 2020 returns from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 16 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (6, 5 write-ins)

		Democratic	2,804,040	50.62%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (16 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	2,649,852	47.84%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	60,381	1.09%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Green	13,718	0.25%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		U.S. Taxpayers	7,235	0.13%	Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880

		Natural Law	2,986	0.05%	Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Jr. • for Vice President: Darcy G. Richardson • FEC P60016342; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,220,189; Dsb $14,208,041

		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	963	0.02%	Brian T. Carroll • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Independent)	89	0.00%	Jade Simmons • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	32	0.00%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	5	0.00%	Kasey J. Wells • FEC P00007864; 14 Oct 20; Tot $10,625; Dsb $10,578
		Write-in; (Independent)	1	0.00%	Tara Renee Hunter
Total			5,539,302	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Debbie Stabenow • First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006, 2012, 2018. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Debbie Stabenow* • FEC S8MI00281

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Gary C. Peters • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014. Previously served in the U.S. House: 2009-2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	2,734,568	49.90%	Senator Gary C. Peters • FEC S4MI00355; 23 Nov 20; Tot $49,869,193; Dsb $49,528,953

		Republican	2,642,233	48.22%	John E. James • FEC S8MI00372; 23 Nov 20; Tot $48,278,506; Dsb $46,253,455

		U.S. Taxpayers	50,597	0.92%	Valerie L. Willis • FEC S0MI00205

		Green	39,217	0.72%	Marcia Squier • FEC S8MI00430

		Natural Law	13,093	0.24%	Doug Dern • FEC S2MI00144

		Write-in	7	0.00%	Leonard Paul Gadzinski
		Write-in; (Republican)	5	0.00%	Robert William "Bob" Carr • FEC S4MI00298; 30 Sep 20; Tot $23,378; Dsb $18,789
Total			5,479,720	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Gretchen Whitmer • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Nominated by convention separately from the gubernatorial primary; elected on same ticket with Governor.

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Garlin D. Gilchrist, II • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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).

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Renominated); 1 Libertarian (1 Open); 7 Democratic (7 Renominated); 1 Independent (1 Open)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress John W. "Jack" Bergman • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	256,581	61.65%	Member of Congress John W. "Jack" Bergman • FEC H6MI01226; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,975,200; Dsb $1,799,899

		Democratic	153,328	36.84%	Dana Ferguson • FEC H0MI01211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $347,903; Dsb $342,911

		Libertarian	6,310	1.52%	Benjamin "Ben" Boren • FEC H0MI01245
Total			416,219	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress William P. "Bill" Huizenga • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		Republican	238,711	59.20%	Member of Congress William P. "Bill" Huizenga • FEC H0MI02094; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,211,270; Dsb $1,830,812

		Democratic	154,122	38.22%	Bryan Berghoef • FEC H0MI02201; 23 Nov 20; Tot $751,624; Dsb $667,342

		Libertarian	5,292	1.31%	Max Riekse • FEC H0MI02227

		Green	2,646	0.66%	Jean-Michel Creviere • FEC H0MI02219; 15 Nov 20; Tot $281; Dsb $1,207

		U.S. Taxpayers	2,476	0.61%	Gerald T. Van Sickle • FEC H0MI02235
Total			403,247	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3 Open		Libertarian	Member of Congress Justin Amash • First elected: 2010 as a Republican. 4 July 2019: "Today, I am declaring my independence and leaving the Republican Party...." 1 May 2020: Listed in the Congressional Directory as a Libertarian. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 28 April 2020: Announced that he will run for the Libertarian Presidential nomination. 16 May 2020: "After much reflection, I've concluded that circumstances don't lend themselves to my success as a candidate for president this year, and therefore I will not be a candidate...." 16 July 2020: "He hasn't been campaigning for any office and doesn't plan to seek the nomination for any office...." --Adviser Poppy Nelson.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Republican	213,649	52.96%	Peter Meijer • FEC H0MI03308; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,386,480; Dsb $3,365,981

		Democratic	189,769	47.04%	Hillary Scholten • FEC H0MI03316; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,839,963; Dsb $3,809,621

		Write-in	1	0.00%	Richard David Fuentes
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Shannon Ruth Hogan
Total			403,419	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress John Moolenaar • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	242,621	65.00%	Member of Congress John Moolenaar • FEC H4MI04126; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,531,082; Dsb $1,006,699

		Democratic	120,802	32.37%	Jerome C. "Jerry" Hilliard • FEC H8MI04101; 23 Nov 20; Tot $41,031; Dsb $23,603

		Libertarian	5,374	1.44%	David Canny • FEC H0MI04140

		Green	4,448	1.19%	Amanda "Amy" Slepr • FEC H0MI04132
Total			373,245	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	196,599	54.45%	Member of Congress Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • FEC H2MI05119; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,667,738; Dsb $1,496,383

		Republican	150,772	41.76%	former state Representative Timothy P. "Tim" Kelly • FEC H0MI05162; 23 Nov 20; Tot $72,427; Dsb $66,159

		Working Class	8,180	2.27%	Kathy Goodwin • FEC H8MI05124

		Libertarian	5,481	1.52%	James Harris • FEC H0MI05170
Total			361,032	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	211,496	55.81%	Member of Congress Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • FEC H6MI04113; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,636,591; Dsb $3,440,000

		Democratic	152,085	40.13%	state Representative Jon Hoadley • FEC H0MI06152; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,130,925; Dsb $3,104,379

		Libertarian	10,399	2.74%	Jeff DePoy • FEC H0MI06210

		Green	4,440	1.17%	John M. Lawrence • FEC H4MI06139

		Write-in	560	0.15%	Jerry Solis • FEC H0MI06202
Total			378,980	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	227,524	58.75%	Member of Congress Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • FEC H4MI07103; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,311,378; Dsb $1,552,881

		Democratic	159,743	41.25%	former state Representative Gretchen D. Driskell • FEC H0MI07150; 21 Dec 20; Tot $1,762,854; Dsb $1,762,854
Total			387,267	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Elissa Slotkin • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	217,922	50.88%	Member of Congress Elissa Slotkin • FEC H8MI08102; 23 Nov 20; Tot $9,034,734; Dsb $7,473,472

		Republican	202,525	47.28%	Paul Junge • FEC H0MI08141; 31 Dec 20; Tot $2,075,467; Dsb $2,066,088

		Libertarian	7,897	1.84%	Joe Hartman • FEC H0MI08174
Total			428,344	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Andy Levin • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	230,318	57.71%	Member of Congress Andy Levin • FEC H8MI09118; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,326,039; Dsb $862,292

		Republican	153,296	38.41%	Charles John Langworthy • FEC H0MI09180

		Working Class	8,970	2.25%	Andrea L. Kirby • FEC H8MI09142

		Libertarian	6,532	1.64%	Mike Saliba • FEC H0MI09206

		Write-in	1	0.00%	Douglas Allen Troszak
Total			399,117	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10 Open		Independent	Member of Congress Paul Mitchell, III • First elected as a Republican: 2016. Switched to Independent: 14 December 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 24 July 2019: "I have decided I will not seek to continue to represent Michigan’s 10th District next term. After serving out the remainder of the 116th Congress – I will return to my family and our small farm." 14 December 2020: Member of Congress Paul Mitchell, III announced he was leaving the Republican Party and becoming an Independent.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	271,607	66.28%	Lisa McClain • FEC H0MI10287; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,460,887; Dsb $2,342,083

		Democratic	138,179	33.72%	Kimberly Ann Bizon • FEC H8MI10108; 23 Nov 20; Tot $41,438; Dsb $41,246
Total			409,786	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Haley Stevens • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	226,128	50.20%	Member of Congress Haley Stevens • FEC H8MI11254; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,847,117; Dsb $5,755,413

		Republican	215,405	47.82%	Eric S. Esshaki • FEC H0MI11129; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,406,210; Dsb $1,374,693

		Libertarian	8,936	1.98%	Leonard Schwartz • FEC H8MI11387

		Write-in; (Republican)	4	0.00%	Frank Acosta • FEC H0MI11103
Total			450,473	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Member of Congress Debbie Dingell • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	254,957	66.43%	Member of Congress Debbie Dingell • FEC H4MI12079; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,626,737; Dsb $1,645,149

		Republican	117,719	30.67%	Jeff Jones • FEC H6MI12264; 31 Dec 20; Tot $10,616; Dsb $9,657

		Working Class	11,147	2.90%	Gary Walkowicz • FEC H8MI07039
Total			383,823	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Member of Congress Rashida Tlaib • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	223,205	78.08%	Member of Congress Rashida Tlaib • FEC H8MI13250; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,030,587; Dsb $3,667,510

		Republican	53,311	18.65%	David Anthony "Dude" Dudenhoefer • FEC H0MI13471

		Working Class	5,284	1.85%	Sam Johnson • FEC H4MI13218

		Green	2,105	0.74%	D. Etta Wilcoxon • FEC H8MI13342

		U.S. Taxpayers	1,974	0.69%	Articia Bomer • FEC H0MI13505

		Write-in; (Independent)	6	0.00%	Donald Eason • FEC H0MI13513; 23 Nov 20; Tot $35,656; Dsb $35,656
Total			285,885	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Member of Congress Brenda Lulenar Lawrence • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	271,370	79.28%	Member of Congress Brenda Lulenar Lawrence • FEC H2MI14111; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,085,683; Dsb $777,102

		Republican	62,664	18.31%	Robert Vance Patrick • FEC H0MI14255; 23 Nov 20; Tot $39,670; Dsb $41,973

		Libertarian	3,737	1.09%	Lisa Lane Gioia • FEC H6MI10243

		Working Class	2,534	0.74%	Philip Kolody • FEC H8MI14118

		Green	1,998	0.58%	Clyde K. Shabazz • FEC H8MI14084
Total			342,303	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	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: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Dana Nessel • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 17 candidates
	• Republican: 5 incumbents, 18 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 7 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 incumbent, 10 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Natural Law (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• U.S. Taxpayers (affiliate of Constitution): 4 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent, 3 candidates
	• Non Affiliated: 1 candidate
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
	• Working Class: 5 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 13 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.

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.