Michigan State Profile
Election Schedule
StSen 27 Special Primary:
StSen 27 Special General:
Detroit Mayoral Primary:
Detroit Mayoral GE:
Election Vitals
Governor:Rick Snyder (R) re-election 2014
Senator:Carl Levin (D) re-election 2014
Senator:Debbie Stabenow (D) re-election 2012
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 46.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 51.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 42.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 49.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 40.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 59.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 45.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 53.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 43.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 36.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 51.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 38.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 51.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 46.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 51.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 47.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 57.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 41.0% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | 2,195,738 | 58.4% |
| Ronna Romney | Republican | 1,500,106 | 39.9% |
| Kenneth Proctor | Libertarian | 36,911 | 1.0% |
| William Roundtree | Worker's world | 12,235 | 0.3% |
| Joseph Mattingly | Natural law | 11,306 | 0.3% |
| Martin McLaughlin | Socialist equal | 5,975 | 0.2% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ronna Romney | Republican | 355,583 | 52.1% |
| Jim Nicholson | Republican | 326,835 | 47.9% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Engler | Republican | 1,883,005 | 62.2% |
| Geoffrey Fieger | Democratic | 1,143,574 | 37.8% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Geoffrey Fieger | Democratic | 300,458 | 41.2% |
| Larry Owen | Democratic | 272,360 | 37.3% |
| Doug Ross | Democratic | 156,847 | 21.5% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Engler | Republican | 477,628 | 89.6% |
| Gary Artinian | Republican | 55,453 | 10.4% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 2,061,952 | 49.5% |
| Spencer Abraham | Republican | 1,994,693 | 47.9% |
| Matthew Abel | Green | 37,542 | 0.9% |
| Michael Corliss | Libertarian | 29,966 | 0.7% |
| Mark Forton | Reform | 26,274 | 0.6% |
| John Mangopoulos | Taxpayers | 11,628 | 0.3% |
| William Quarton | Natural law | 5,630 | 0.1% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jennifer Granholm | Democratic | 1,633,796 | 51.4% |
| Dick Posthumus | Republican | 1,506,104 | 47.4% |
| Douglas Campbell | Green | 25,236 | 0.8% |
| Joseph Pilchak | Taxpayers | 12,411 | 0.4% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jennifer Granholm | Democratic | 499,129 | 47.7% |
| David Bonior | Democratic | 292,958 | 28.0% |
| James Blanchard | Democratic | 254,586 | 24.3% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dick Posthumus | Republican | 474,804 | 81.4% |
| John Schwarz | Republican | 108,581 | 18.6% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | 1,896,614 | 60.6% |
| Andrew Raczkowski | Republican | 1,185,545 | 37.9% |
| Eric Borregard | Green | 23,931 | 0.8% |
| John Mangopoulos | Reform | 12,831 | 0.4% |
| Doug Dern | Natural law | 10,366 | 0.3% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jennifer Granholm | Democratic | 2,142,513 | 56.4% |
| Dick DeVos | Republican | 1,608,086 | 42.3% |
| Gregory Creswell | Libertarian | 23,524 | 0.6% |
| Douglas Campbell | Green | 20,009 | 0.5% |
| Bhagwan Dashairya | Taxpayers | 7,087 | 0.2% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jennifer Granholm | Democratic | 531,322 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dick DeVos | Republican | 581,404 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 2,151,278 | 56.9% |
| Michael Bouchard | Republican | 1,559,597 | 41.3% |
| Leonard Schwartz | Libertarian | 27,012 | 0.7% |
| David Sole | Green | 23,890 | 0.6% |
| Dennis FitzSimons | Taxpayers | 18,341 | 0.5% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 513,438 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Michael Bouchard | Republican | 360,409 | 60.5% |
| Keith Butler | Republican | 235,072 | 39.5% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | 3,038,386 | 62.7% |
| Jack Hoogendyk | Republican | 1,641,070 | 33.8% |
| Scotty Boman | Libertarian | 76,347 | 1.6% |
| Harley Mikkelson | Green | 43,440 | 0.9% |
| Michael Nikitin | Taxpayers | 30,827 | 0.6% |
| Doug Dern | Natural law | 18,550 | 0.4% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | 561,676 | 100.0% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jack Hoogendyk | Republican | 495,467 | 100.0% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Snyder | Republican | 1,874,834 | 58.1% |
| Virg Bernero | Democratic | 1,287,320 | 39.9% |
| Ken Proctor | Libertarian | 22,390 | 0.7% |
| Stacey Mathia | Taxpayers | 20,818 | 0.6% |
| Harley Mikkelson | Green | 20,699 | 0.6% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Virg Bernero | Democratic | 309,518 | 58.5% |
| Andy Dillon | Democratic | 219,304 | 41.5% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Snyder | Republican | 381,588 | 36.4% |
| Pete Hoekstra | Republican | 281,695 | 26.9% |
| Mike Cox | Republican | 240,677 | 23.0% |
| Mike Bouchard | Republican | 127,422 | 12.2% |
| Tom George | Republican | 17,002 | 1.6% |
State Demographics
| Population | 9,877,574 |
| Percentage White | 79.0% |
| Percentage Black | 14.2% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Percentage Asian | 2.4% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.3% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.5% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 4.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 76.6% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 14.0% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 8.6% |
| Median Household Income | $45,413 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 37.3% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 16.8% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 41.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 7.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 76.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 1.6% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 13.8% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 41.9% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 25.4% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 34.2% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 25.0% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 14.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.2% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 47.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 18.6% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
