2010 Michigan elections

none April 2025 February 2026 September 2023 2010 Michigan elections Michigan no 2008 Michigan elections 2008 2012 Michigan elections 2012 2010 11 02 Elections were held in Michigan on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010. Major races included the gubernatorial election, which was won by Rick Snyder, a political novice and former CEO of Gateway, Inc.Election 2010 https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2010/results/michigan.html?src=tp 2025-04-30 The New York Times In the 2010 general election in Michigan, Republican candidates won all statewide executive offices, majorities in both state legislative chambers, 9 out of 15 U.S. House seats, and both seats up for election on the State Supreme Court. Federal United States House United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, 2010 All 15 of Michigan's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Executive Governor and lieutenant governor 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election Republican candidate Rick Snyder beat Democratic Party candidates Virg Bernero 58% to 40% to become Governor. Brian Calley was Snyder's running mate and was elected Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of state 2010 Michigan Secretary of State election Republican candidate Ruth Johnson won the election with 50.7%, Democratic Party candidate Jocelyn Benson got 45.2%, Libertarian Party candidate Scotty Boman got 1.8%, U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate Robert Gale got 1.3% and Green Party candidate John A. La Pietra got 1.0%. Attorney general 2010 Michigan Attorney General election Republican candidate Bill Schuette won the election with 52% of the votes, while Democrat David Leyton got 43.5%. Libertarian Party candidate Daniel W. Grow got 2%, and U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate Gerald Van Sickle got 1.9%. Legislature Senate 2010 Michigan Senate election Prior to the November 2010 election, in the Michigan Senate the Democratic Party had 16 seats and the Republican Party had 22. After the election, the Republican Party gained 4 seats, giving them 26 seats over the Democratic Party's 12. House of Representatives 2010 Michigan House of Representatives election Prior to the November 2010 election, the Democratic Party held 65 seats in the House and the Republican Party held 42 seats. The Democratic Party lost 18 total seats, and after this election had 47, while the Republican Party's victory brought them up to 63 seats in the House, swaying the Michigan House of Representatives' majority from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. Judiciary Supreme Court 2010 Michigan Supreme Court election Michigan legislative no 2008 Michigan elections#Supreme court 2008 2012 Michigan elections#Supreme Court 2012 2 seats of the Supreme Court of Michigan 2010 11 2 Michigan Republican Party 4 2 1 Michigan Democratic Party 3 0 1 Republican Party candidates Mary Beth Kelly and Robert P. Young Jr. won with 29.44% and 27.88% respectively. The two defeated Democratic Party candidates Alton Davis and Denise Langford-Morris, who got 19.32% and 17.28% of the vote respectively, and independent Bob Roddis, who claimed 5.58%. General election 2010 Michigan Supreme Court election Nonpartisan politician Mary Beth Kelly 1,408,294 29.94 Nonpartisan politician Robert P. Young Jr. (incumbent) 1,310,986 27.88 Nonpartisan politician Alton Davis (incumbent) 908,642 19.32 Nonpartisan politician Denise Langford-Morris 812,485 17.28 Nonpartisan politician Bob Roddis 262,654 5.58 4,703,061 100.00 Court of Appeals 1st District candidates Cynthia Stephens and Kurtis T. Wilder were re-elected with 56.12% and 43.88% of the vote. 2nd District candidate Pat Donofrio was re-elected with 100% of the vote. 3rd District candidates Joel P. Hoekstra, David H. Sawyer and Douglas Shapiro were re-elected with 52.32%, 47.68% and 100% of the vote. 4th District candidates Donald S. Owens and William C. Whitbeck were re-elected with 51.90% and 48.10% of the vote. All candidates ran uncontested. Ballot initiatives Proposal 1 2010 Michigan Proposal 1 2010 Michigan Proposal 1 was an automatic ballot referral in the state of Michigan which was voted on in November. It was asking whether or not the state should call for a constitutional convention to review and edit the state constitution, and no won. Proposal 2 2010 Michigan Proposal 2 The Michigan Felon Politician Ban Amendment, Proposal 2 was approved, banning felons from running for any political or public office. References External links Elections in Michigan by the Michigan Department of State Michigan Candidate List at Imagine Election - Search for candidates by address or zip code Michigan Congressional Races in 2010 for campaign finance data for federal races from OpenSecrets Michigan State Races in 2010 campaign finance data for state races from Follow the Money Michigan Category:Michigan elections by year