Michigan 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Michigan 2022 General Election

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Michigan
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 2 August 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Tuesday 19 April 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Thursday 21 July 2022 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
✓ Friday 22 July 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 2 August 2022 - 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.
✓ Friday 28 October 2022 - Filing Deadline - General Election Write-in (Congress). .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - 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
2020 Census:	10,084,442	(3.26% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	15	(2.79% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	13	(2.99% of 435)
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

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 TBD.

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].

Candidates who are not affiliated with a political party appear on the ballot as "No Party Affiliation".

2022 Filing Requirements from the Michigan Secretary of State.

Michigan Voter Information Center from the Michigan Secretary of State.

Gubernatorial candidates without party affiliation must designate their Lieutenant Governor running mate on or before 9 September 2022.

The filing deadline for minor parties (Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, U.S. Taxpayers, and Working Class) on the business day immediately following the conclusion of the state convention or county caucus. All minor party nominating conventions and caucuses must be held on or before 2 August 2022.

2 August 2022 Primary Returns from an official source. Results from a media source.

2022 Candidate Listing from the Michigan Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 returns from the Michigan Bureau of Elections. Vote totals last updated 28 November 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^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 • Previously served in the U.S. House: 2009-2015. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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

		Democratic	Governor Gretchen Whitmer • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (6, 11 write-ins)

		Democratic	2,430,505	54.47%	Governor Gretchen Whitmer • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Garlin D. Gilchrist, II

		Republican	1,960,635	43.94%	Tudor M. Dixon • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Shane Hernandez

		Libertarian	38,800	0.87%	Mary Buzuma • for Lieutenant Governor: Brian Ellison

		U.S. Taxpayers; (Republican)	16,246	0.36%	Donna Brandenburg • for Lieutenant Governor: Mellissa Carone • Donna Brandenburg was previously removed as a Republican due to insufficient petition signatures.

		Green	10,766	0.24%	Kevin Hogan Graves • for Lieutenant Governor: Destiny Clayton • aka Kevin Hogan

		Natural Law	4,973	0.11%	Daryl M. Simpson • for Lieutenant Governor: Doug Dern

		Write-in	26	0.00%	Evan S. Space
		Write-in	8	0.00%	Bob Scott
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Joyce Priscilla Gipson
		Write-in	3	0.00%	Michael David Kelley
		Write-in	3	0.00%	Ervin Joseph Lamie
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Joseph Michael Hunt
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Elizabeth Ann Adkisson
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Justin Paul Blackburn
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Michael Ray Deck
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Eugene Rosell Hunt, Jr.
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Joseph Irving
Total			4,461,972	100.00%

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).

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Republican (5 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running, 1 Open); 7 Democratic (5 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress John W. "Jack" Bergman • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Republican	233,094	59.98%	Member of Congress John W. "Jack" Bergman • FEC H6MI01226; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,841,958; Dsb $1,972,287

		Democratic	145,403	37.42%	Robert James "Bob" Lorinser • FEC H2MI01142; 31 Dec 22; Tot $588,500; Dsb $578,257

		Working Class	5,510	1.42%	Liz Hakola • FEC H2MI01167

		Libertarian	4,592	1.18%	Andrew Gale • FEC H2MI01159
Total			388,599	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress William P. "Bill" Huizenga • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Huizenga is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4.
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	216,222	63.68%	Member of Congress John Moolenaar • Member of Congress Moolenaar, incumbent in the old CD 4, is a candidate for re- election in the new CD # 2. • FEC H4MI04126; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,197,544; Dsb $2,302,519

		Democratic	116,452	34.30%	Jerome C. "Jerry" Hilliard • FEC H8MI04101; 30 Nov 22; Tot $30,655; Dsb $30,655

		Libertarian	6,847	2.02%	Nathan Hewer • FEC H2MI02181
Total			339,521	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Lost		Republican	Member of Congress Peter Meijer • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	185,989	54.87%	Hillary Scholten • FEC H0MI03316; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,806,548; Dsb $3,823,393

		Republican	142,229	41.96%	John Gibbs • FEC H2MI03197; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,686,030; Dsb $1,684,742

		Libertarian	6,634	1.96%	Jamie Lewis • FEC H2MI03221

		Working Class	4,136	1.22%	Louis Palus • FEC H2MI03239
Total			338,988	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress John Moolenaar • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Moolenaar is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2.
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Republican	183,936	54.36%	Member of Congress William P. "Bill" Huizenga • Member of Congress Huizenga, incumbent in the old CD 2, is a candidate for re- election in the new CD # 4. • FEC H0MI02094; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,073,021; Dsb $3,441,250

		Democratic	143,690	42.47%	Joseph Alfonso • 22 August 2022: Advanced Write-In • FEC H2MI04260; 31 Dec 22; Tot $37,259; Dsb $36,159

		Libertarian	8,478	2.51%	former state Representative Lorence Raymond Wenke • FEC H2MI04294

		U.S. Taxpayers	2,244	0.66%	Curtis Michael Clark • FEC H2MI04286
Total			338,348	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Kildee is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8.
	Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	198,020	62.42%	Member of Congress Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • Member of Congress Walberg, incumbent in the old CD 7, is a candidate for re- election in the new CD # 5. • FEC H4MI07103; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,520,615; Dsb $1,226,527

		Democratic	110,946	34.97%	Bartley F. "Bart" Goldberg • FEC H2MI05176; 31 Dec 22; Tot $164,542; Dsb $161,457

		Libertarian	5,129	1.62%	Norman M. "Norm" Peterson • FEC H2MI05184

		U.S. Taxpayers	3,162	1.00%	Berrien County Commissioner Ezra Scott • FEC H2MI06109; 31 Mar 22; Tot $12,871; Dsb $10,583

		Write-in	1	0.00%	Michael Lee Johnson
		Write-in; (Independent)	0	0.00%	Paul Leon Botts • FEC H2MI05192
Total			317,258	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 5 April 2022: "Even the best stories have a last chapter. This is it for me..."
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	241,759	65.89%	Member of Congress Debbie Dingell • Member of Congress Dingell, incumbent in the old CD 12, is a candidate for re- election in the new CD # 6. • FEC H4MI12079; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,559,951; Dsb $1,599,861

		Republican	125,167	34.11%	Whittney Williams • FEC H2MI06158; 07 Dec 22; Tot $12,070; Dsb $11,777

		Write-in	1	0.00%	Frank Acosta
Total			366,927	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Walberg is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5.
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	192,809	51.73%	Member of Congress Elissa Slotkin • Member of Congress Slotkin, incumbent in the old CD 8, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7. • FEC H8MI08102; 31 Dec 22; Tot $9,974,584; Dsb $11,412,394

		Republican	172,624	46.32%	state Senator Thomas More "Tom" Barrett • FEC H2MI07123; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,834,508; Dsb $2,829,219

		Libertarian	7,275	1.95%	Leah R. Dailey • FEC H2MI07149
Total			372,708	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Elissa Slotkin • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Slotkin is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7.
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	178,322	53.10%	Member of Congress Daniel T. "Dan" Kildee • Member of Congress Kildee, incumbent in the old CD 5, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8. • FEC H2MI05119; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,627,721; Dsb $6,387,569

		Republican	143,850	42.83%	Paul Junge • FEC H0MI08141; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,108,703; Dsb $3,026,899

		Working Class	9,077	2.70%	Kathy Goodwin • FEC H8MI05124

		Libertarian	4,580	1.36%	David Canny • FEC H0MI04140
Total			335,829	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9 Lost		Democratic	Member of Congress Andy Levin • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Member of Congress Levin is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 11.
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Republican	238,300	63.90%	Member of Congress Lisa McClain • Member of Congress McClain, incumbent in the old CD 10, is a candidate for re- election in the new CD # 9. • FEC H0MI10287; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,270,424; Dsb $402,829

		Democratic	123,702	33.17%	Brian Steven Jaye • FEC H2MI08154; 31 Dec 22; Tot $55,655; Dsb $47,153

		Working Class	6,571	1.76%	Jim Walkowicz • FEC H2MI09178

		Libertarian	4,349	1.17%	Jakob "Jake" Kelts • FEC filed under Jacob Kelts • FEC H2MI09160
Total			372,922	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Member of Congress Lisa McClain • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress McClain is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	159,202	48.80%	John James • FEC H2MI10150; 31 Dec 22; Tot $6,954,184; Dsb $6,158,678

		Democratic	157,602	48.31%	former County Probate Judge Carl J. Marlinga • FEC H2MI10176; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,059,984; Dsb $1,054,077

		Working Class	5,905	1.81%	Andrea L. Kirby • FEC H8MI09142

		Libertarian	3,524	1.08%	Mike Saliba • FEC H0MI09206

		Write-in	4	0.00%	Darko Martinovski
Total			326,237	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Haley Stevens • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	224,537	61.32%	Member of Congress Haley Stevens • FEC H8MI11254; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,574,897; Dsb $5,652,908

		Republican	141,642	38.68%	Mark Ambrose • FEC H2MI11265; 31 Dec 22; Tot $668,345; Dsb $668,345
Total			366,179	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Member of Congress Debbie Dingell • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Dingell is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6.
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	196,643	70.84%	Member of Congress Rashida Tlaib • Member of Congress Tlaib, incumbent in the old CD 13, is a candidate for re- election in the new CD # 12. • FEC H8MI13250; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,337,996; Dsb $3,492,424

		Republican	72,888	26.26%	Steven Elliott • FEC H2MI13311; 31 Dec 22; Tot $265,846; Dsb $261,565

		Working Class	8,046	2.90%	Gary Walkowicz • FEC H8MI07039
Total			277,577	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Member of Congress Rashida Tlaib • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Tlaib is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 4 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	166,650	71.08%	state Representative Shri Thanedar • FEC H2MI13204; 31 Dec 22; Tot $9,319,162; Dsb $9,066,834

		Republican	56,187	23.97%	Martell De'Angelo Bivings • FEC H2MI13360; 31 Dec 22; Tot $99,790; Dsb $104,634

		Working Class	8,833	3.77%	Simone R. Coleman • FEC H2MI13410

		U.S. Taxpayers	2,769	1.18%	former Lincoln Park City Council Member Christopher "Chris" Dardzinski • FEC H2MI13337

		Write-in	3	0.00%	Brenda K. Sanders
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Ronald Cole
		Write-in; (Democratic)	1	0.00%	Rogelio J. Landin • FEC H2MI13352
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Articia Bomer • FEC H0MI13505
Total			234,444	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress - 2010 apportionment / Seat lost in 2020 apportionment - No election in 2022
CD 14		Democratic	Member of Congress Brenda Lulenar Lawrence • First elected: 2014 • Open Seat - 5 January 2022: "I'm announcing that I will not be seeking re-election to Congress...."

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

		Democratic	Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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. • Renominated
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic	2,467,859	55.86%	Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

		Republican	1,852,510	41.93%	Kristina Elaine Karamo • 27 August 2022: Nominated by Convention.

		Libertarian	52,982	1.20%	Gregory Scott "Greg" Stempfle

		U.S. Taxpayers	27,937	0.63%	Christine C. Schwartz

		Green	16,615	0.38%	Larry James Hutchinson, Jr.
Total			4,417,903	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: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Dana Nessel • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic	2,329,195	53.16%	Attorney General Dana Nessel

		Republican	1,952,408	44.56%	Matthew "Matt" DePerno

		Libertarian	67,846	1.55%	Joseph W. "Joe" McHugh, Jr.

		U.S. Taxpayers	32,431	0.74%	Gerald T. Van Sickle
Total			4,381,880	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 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, 18 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 17 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): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 12 candidates
	• U.S. Taxpayers (affiliate of Constitution): 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Natural Law (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Working Class: 7 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 19 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.