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2010 Michigan Senate election
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2010 Michigan Senate elections Michigan Legislative Popular No 2006 2010 11 02 2014 Michigan Senate election 2014 38 seats in the Michigan Senate 20 3,145,959 (42.51%) File:Mke Bishop Michigan.jpg 150x150px Mike Bishop Republican Party (United States) January 10, 2007 12th—Pontiac 21 22 26 4 1,688,851 53.68% File:3x4.svg Mike Prusi Democratic Party (United States) January 1, 2009 28th—Ishpeming 17 16 12 4 1,404,868 44.66% MI State Senate 2010.svg 250px Results:#CA0120 Republican gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold Majority Leader Michael D. Bishop Republican Party (United States) Randy Richardville Republican Party (United States)
The 2010 Michigan Senate elections were held on November 2 of that year, with partisan primaries to determine each party's nominees on August 3. The election was the last contested under constituency boundaries drawn as a result of the 2000 U.S. census, and members served in the 96th and 97th Legislatures.
Term-limited Senators
State Senators are only allowed to serve two four-year terms, a maximum of eight years. The following Senators were not eligible to run for a new term in 2010:
Sen. Jim Barcia (D-31st District)
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of GoverningJacobson Louis November 1, 2010 Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/2010-state-legislatures.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101205220201/http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/2010-state-legislatures.html December 5, 2010 July 14, 2024 Governing
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Results
All results below are from the certified election results posted by the secretary of state.2010 Michigan Election Results - General https://mielections.us/election/results/10GEN/ Michigan Secretary of State February 27, 2025 September 28, 2016 live February 10, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250210100859/https://mielections.us/election/results/10GEN/
1st District(Wayne County (south and east Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park))
Democratic Party (United States)
Coleman Young II
40,122
93.27
Republican Party (United States)
Dakeisha Harwick
2,895
6.7
43,017
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
2nd District(Wayne (Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Township))
Democratic Party (United States)
Bert Johnson
34,858
65.62
Republican Party (United States)
John Chouinard
17,459
32.86
Libertarian Party (United States)
Gregory Creswell
808
1.52
53,125
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
3rd District(Wayne County (west Detroit; excluding northwest, southwest and far east Dearborn; Melvindale; River Rouge))
Democratic Party (United States)
Morris Hood III
43,849
78.52
Republican Party (United States)
Doug Mitchell
11,994
21.48
55,843
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
4th District(Wayne County (northwest and west Detroit, northeast Dearborn Heights))
Democratic Party (United States)
Virgil Smith
42,722
94.47
Republican Party (United States)
Frederick Robinson II
1,241
2.74
Independent
D. Etta Wilcoxon
931
2.06
Libertarian Party (United States)
Raymond Warner
329
0.73
45,223
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
5th District(Wayne County (excluding northeast and southeast Dearborn Heights, excluding east Dearborn, Inkster))
Democratic Party (United States)
Tupac Hunter (incumbent)
44,055
83.26
Republican Party (United States)
Bonnie Patrick
8,856
16.74
52,911
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
6th District(Wayne County (Livonia, Redford Township, Westland, Garden City))
Democratic Party (United States)
Glenn Anderson (incumbent)
46,471
55.67
Republican Party (United States)
John Pastor
37,001
44.33
83,472
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
7th District(Wayne County (Northville-excluding portion outside county, Northville Township, Plymouth, Canton Township, Van Buren Township, Belleville, Sumpter Township, Huron Township, Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Trenton, Grosse Ile Township, Gibraltar, Rockwood))
Republican Party (United States)
Patrick Colbeck
55,284
52.24
Democratic Party (United States)
Kathleen Law
43,173
40.79
Independent (politician)
John Stewart
5,508
5.20
Libertarian Party (United States)
Marlin Brandys
1,134
1.07
Independent
Michael Kheibari
734
0.69
105,833
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
8th District(Wayne County (Wayne, Romulus, Taylor, Allen Park, Melvindale, Lincoln Park, Ecorse, Southgate, Wyandotte, Riverview))
Democratic Party (United States)
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
37,845
54.92
Republican Party (United States)
Ken Larkin
25,280
36.68
Independent (politician)
Neil Sawicki
4,697
6.82
Libertarian Party (United States)
Loel Gnadt
1,093
1.59
68,915
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
9th District(Macomb County (Fraser, Warren, Center Line, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores))
Democratic Party (United States)
Steven Bieda
42,039
54.34
Republican Party (United States)
Michael Ennis
33,258
42.99
Green Party (United States)
Richard Kuszmar
2,072
2.68
77,369
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
10th District(Macomb County (Sterling Heights, Utica, Clinton Township, Roseville))
Republican Party (United States)
Tory Rocca
44,486
54.35
Democratic Party (United States)
Paul Gieleghem
37,369
45.65
81,855
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
11th District(Macomb County (all municipalities north of [and excluding] Utica, Sterling Heights and Clinton Township; Harrison Township; Mount Clemens))
Republican Party (United States)
Jack Brandenburg
65,403
65.69
Democratic Party (United States)
Jim Ayres
34,166
34.31
99,569
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
12th District(Oakland County (Oxford Township, Addison Township, Independence Township, Clarkston, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Lake Angelus, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor))
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Marleau
56,894
60.90
Democratic Party (United States)
Casandra Ulbrich
36,526
39.10
93,420
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
13th District(Oakland (Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Berkley))
Republican Party (United States)
John Pappageorge (incumbent)
62,324
59.27
Democratic Party (United States)
Aaron Bailey
42,830
40.73
105,154
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
14th District(Oakland (Farmington Hills, Farmington, Southfield Township, Lathrup Village, Southfield, Oak Park, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak Township))
Democratic Party (United States)
Vincent Gregory
62,863
64.66
Republican Party (United States)
Michael Peters
31,944
32.86
Green Party (United States)
Karen Anne Shelley
2,415
2.48
97,222
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
15th District(Oakland (Holly Township, Rose Township, Highland Township, White Lake Township, Milford Township, Commerce Township, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake, Wixom, Lyon Township, South Lyon, Novi, Novi Township, Northville-excluding portion outside county))
Republican Party (United States)
Mike Kowall
65,216
62.44
Democratic Party (United States)
Pam Jackson
39,233
37.56
104,449
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
16th District(St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee)
Republican Party (United States)
Bruce Caswell
47,504
64.47
Democratic Party (United States)
Doug Spade
26,181
35.53
73,685
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
17th District(Jackson (Grass Lake Township, Leoni Township, Norvell Township, Summit Township), Monroe, Washtenaw (Bridgewater Township, Lodi Township, Manchester Township, most of Pittsfield Township, most of Milan, Saline, Saline Township, York Township))
Republican Party (United States)
Randy Richardville (incumbent)
51,657
59.33
Democratic Party (United States)
John Spencer
32,980
37.88
Libertarian Party (United States)
Ronald Muszynski
2,425
2.79
87,062
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
18th District(Washtenaw (Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lyndon Township, Northfield Township, small part of Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Scio Township, Sharon Township, Superior Township, Sylvan Township, Webster Township, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township))
Democratic Party (United States)
Rebekah Warren
60,333
65.51
Republican Party (United States)
John Hochstetler
31,771
34.49
92,104
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
19th District(Calhoun, Jackson (excluding Summit Township, Leoni Township, Grass Lake Township, Norvell Township))
Republican Party (United States)
Mike Nofs (incumbent)
46,543
63.58
Democratic Party (United States)
Brenda Abbey
26,657
36.42
73,200
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
20th District(Kalamazoo, Van Buren (Antwerp Township, Paw Paw Township))
Republican Party (United States)
Tonya Schuitmaker
47,680
58.01
Democratic Party (United States)
Bobby Hopewell
34,507
41.99
82,187
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
21st District(Berrien, Cass, Van Buren (excluding Paw Paw Township, Antwerp Township))
Republican Party (United States)
John Proos
49,818
66.53
Democratic Party (United States)
Scott Elliott
25,062
33.47
74,880
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
22nd District(Ingham (Bunker Hill Township, Leslie, Leslie Township, Mason, Stockbridge Township, Vevay Township), Livingston, Shiawassee)
Republican Party (United States)
Joe Hune
65,170
66.71
Democratic Party (United States)
Chuck Fellows
29,325
30.02
Libertarian Party (United States)
Todd Richardson
3,201
3.29
97,696
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
23rd District(Ingham (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Delhi Charter Township, East Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Leroy Township, Locke Township, Meridian Township, Onondaga Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township, Williamston, Williamston Township))
Democratic Party (United States)
Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent)
49,990
63.99
Republican Party (United States)
Kyle Haubrich
28,133
36.01
78,123
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
24th District(Allegan, Barry, Eaton)
Republican Party (United States)
Rick Jones
64,039
65.68
Democratic Party (United States)
Michelle Disano
30,052
30.82
Libertarian Party (United States)
Bradley Cook
3,413
3.50
97,504
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
25th District(Lapeer, St. Clair)
Republican Party (United States)
Phil Pavlov
53,342
66.90
Democratic Party (United States)
John Nugent
26,393
33.10
79,735
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
26th District(Genesee (Atlas Township, Burton, Clio, Davison, Davison Township, Forest Township, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc Township, Mount Morris, Mount Morris Township, Richfield Township, Thetford Township, Vienna Township), Oakland (Brandon Township, Groveland Township, Springfield Township, Waterford Township))
Republican Party (United States)
Dave Robertson
49,700
55.00
Democratic Party (United States)
Paula Zelenko
36,231
40.10
Independent (politician)
Mark Sanborn
4,427
4.90
90,358
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
27th District(Genesee (Argentine Township, Clayton Township, Fenton, Fenton Township, Flint, Flint Township, Flushing, Flushing Township, Gaines Township, Genesee Township, Linden, Montrose Township, Mandy Township, Swartz Creek))
Democratic Party (United States)
John Gleason (incumbent)
51,666
66.45
Republican Party (United States)
Vernon Molnar
23,920
30.76
Libertarian Party (United States)
Pat Clawson
2,168
2.79
77,754
100.0
Democratic Party (United States)
28th District(Kent (Ada Township, Algoma Township, Alpine Township, Bowne Township, Byron Township, Caledonia Township, Cannon Township, Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, East Grand Rapids, Gaines Township, Grand Rapids Township, Nelson Township, Oakfield Township, Plainfield Township, Rockford, Solon Township, Spencer Township, Tyrone Township, Walker, Wyoming))
Republican Party (United States)
Mark Jansen (incumbent)
74,529
71.75
Democratic Party (United States)
Robin Golden
26,276
25.30
Libertarian Party (United States)
Jamie Lewis
3,069
2.95
103,874
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
29th District(Kent (Cascade Township, Grand Rapids, Grattan Township, Kentwood, Lowell, Lowell Township, Vergennes Township))
Republican Party (United States)
Dave Hildenbrand
41,042
51.77
Democratic Party (United States)
David LaGrand
36,830
46.46
Libertarian Party (United States)
Bill Gelineau
1,406
1.77
79,278
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
30th District(Ottawa, Kent (Grandville, Sparta Township))
Republican Party (United States)
Arlan Meekhof
74,409
76.30
Democratic Party (United States)
John Chester
20,061
20.57
Libertarian Party (United States)
Bruce Campbell
3,058
3.14
97,528
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
31st District(Arenac, Bay, Tuscola, Huron, and Sanilac Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Mike Green
51,678
58.52
Democratic Party (United States)
Jeff Mayes
36,629
41.48
88,307
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
32nd District(Gratiot and Saginaw Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Roger Kahn, M.D. (incumbent)
43,577
55.45
Democratic Party (United States)
Debasish Mridha, M.D.
32,692
41.60
Constitution Party (United States)
Keith Beyerlein
1,618
2.06
Libertarian Party (United States)
Albert Chia
702
0.89
78,589
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
33rd District(Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Judy Emmons
50,222
64.53
Democratic Party (United States)
James Hoisington
25,206
32.39
Libertarian Party (United States)
Joshua Lillie
2,403
3.09
77,831
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
34th District(Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Goeff Hansen
49,065
58.11
Democratic Party (United States)
Mary Valentine
33,261
39.39
Libertarian Party (United States)
Nicholas Sundquist
2,108
2.50
84,434
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
35th District(Benzie, Clare, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mecosta, Missaukee, Osceola, Roscommon, Wexford Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Darwin L. Booher
56,318
62.81
Democratic Party (United States)
Roger Dunigan
30,819
34.37
Libertarian Party (United States)
Allitta Hren
2,521
2.81
89,658
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
36th District(Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
John Moolenaar
56,634
63.79
Democratic Party (United States)
Andy Neumann
32,154
36.21
88,788
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
37th District(Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Charlevoix, Antrim, and Grand Traverse Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Howard Walker
62,697
64.76
Democratic Party (United States)
Bob Carr
34,122
35.24
96,819
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
38th District(Keweenaw, Houghton, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Baraga, Iron, Marquette, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta, Alger, Schoolcraft and Luce Counties)
Republican Party (United States)
Tom Casperson
49,868
55.91
Democratic Party (United States)
Michael Lahti
39,320
44.09
89,188
100.0
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
27th District by-election
State Senator John Gleason resigned his seat to accept election as the Genesee County Clerk. This triggered a by-election, which was held May 7, 2013. Jim Ananich won the special election with 75.27% of the vote.http://www.gc4me.com/departments/county_clerks1/docs/Elections/May2013/13MAYSPE_SUMMARY.pdf 2013 Special Election Results Genesee County May 10, 2013 December 31, 2014
By-election in the 27th State Senate District
Democratic Party (United States)
Jim Ananich
8,728
75.27
Republican Party (United States)
Robert J. Daunt
2,640
22.77
Libertarian Party (United States)
Robert Nicholls
143
1.23
Green Party (United States)
Bobby Jones
80
0.69
Write-in candidate
4
0.03
11,595
100
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
Michigan House of Representatives election, 2010
References
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