2014 Michigan Senate election November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04 )
Turnout 2,919,926 (39.21%) Results: Republican gain Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold
Elections for theMichigan Senate was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with partisanprimary elections to select the party's nominees held on August 5. All 38 seats in theMichigan Senate were contested, and those elected will serve in the 98th and 99th Michigan Legislatures. This was the first election for the Michigan Senate contested under the constituency boundaries drawn in consequence of the2010 U.S. census .[ 1] [ 2]
Members not seeking re-election [ edit ] State Senators are only allowed to serve 2 four-year terms, a maximum of 8 years. The following Senators were not running for a new term in 2014.
Due to theredistricting done as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were consolidation of districts that resulted in a "new" 26th District to be created. The new 26th District was a won by the Republicans, causing a gain for Republicans as consolidation effectively resulted in two Democratic held districts being merged. A recount in the 20th District resulted inMargaret O'Brien's win widening from 59 votes to 61 votes.[ 4] [ 2]
Shortly after the election,Arlan Meekhof , Republican from the 30th District, was elected SenateMajority Leader ,Mike Kowall , Republican from the 15th District, was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader,Jim Ananich , Democrat from the 27th District, was elected SenateMinority Leader , andMorris Hood III , Democrat from the 3rd District, was elected Senate Minority Floor Leader.[ 5]
Popular vote Democratic
47.20% Republican
49.80% Other
3%
House seats Republican
71.05% Democratic
28.94%
1st District Wayne County (Brownstown Township , southeastDetroit ,Ecorse ,Gibraltar ,Grosse Ile Township ,River Rouge ,Riverview ,Trenton ,Woodhaven ,Wyandotte ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Coleman Young II (incumbent)48,518 71.84 Republican Barry Berk 19,021 28.16 Total votes 67,539 100.0 Democratic hold
2nd District Wayne County (central and eastDetroit ,Grosse Pointe Park ,Grosse Pointe ,Grosse Pointe Farms ,Grosse Pointe Shores ,Grosse Pointe Township ,Grosse Pointe Woods ,Hamtramck ,Harper Woods ,Highland Park ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bert Johnson (incumbent)40,500 71.07 Republican Mark Price 14,326 25.14 Independent Jeffrey Hall 2,163 3.80 Total votes 56,989 100.0 Democratic hold
6th District Wayne County (Belleville ,Flat Rock ,Huron Township ,Rockwood ,Romulus ,Sumpter Township ,Taylor ,Van Buren Township ,Westland ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Hoon-Yung Hopgood (incumbent)41,813 62.37 Republican Darrell McNeill 25,222 37.63 Total votes 67,035 100.0 Democratic hold
8th District Macomb County (Bruce Township ,Chesterfield Township ,Harrison Township ,Lenox Township ,Mount Clemens ,Ray Township ,Shelby Township ,St. Clair Shores ,Utica ,Washington Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jack Brandenburg (incumbent)55,302 61.73 Democratic Christine Bell 34,278 38.27 Total votes 89,580 100.0 Republican hold
11th District Oakland County (Farmington Hills ,Farmington ,Lathrup Village ,Southfield ,Madison Heights ,Oak Park ,Huntington Woods ,Pleasant Ridge ,Hazel Park ,Ferndale , andRoyal Oak Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Vincent Gregory (incumbent)70,866 73.28 Republican Boris Tuman 22,847 23.62 Libertarian James Young 2,994 3.10 Total votes 96,707 100.0 Democratic hold
12th District Oakland County (Oxford Township ,Addison Township ,Independence Township ,Clarkston ,Orion Township ,Oakland Township ,Auburn Hills ,Pontiac ,Sylvan Lake ,Keego Harbor ,Southfield Township , andBloomfield Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jim Marleau (incumbent)50,116 57.48 Democratic Paul Secrest 37,067 42.52 Total votes 87,183 100.0 Republican hold
13th District Oakland County (Birmingham ,Rochester ,Rochester Hills ,Troy ,Bloomfield Hills ,Clawson ,Royal Oak , andBerkley ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Marty Knollenberg 59,555 58.15 Democratic Cyndi Peltonen 42,855 41.85 Total votes 102,410 100.0 Republican hold
14th District Genesee (Atlas Township ,Davison ,Davison Township ,Grand Blanc ,Grand Blanc Township ,Mundy Township , andFenton ), andOakland Counties (Brandon Township ,Groveland Township ,Springfield Township ,Waterford Township ,Lake Angelus ,Holly Township ,Rose Township , andHighland Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican David B. Robertson (incumbent)46,832 57.58 Democratic Bobbie Walton 34,505 42.42 Total votes 81,337 100.0 Republican hold
15th District Oakland County (White Lake Township ,Milford Township ,Commerce Township ,Walled Lake ,West Bloomfield Township ,Orchard Lake Village ,Wixom ,Lyon Township ,South Lyon ,Novi ,Novi Township ,Northville —excluding portion outside county))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Kowall (incumbent)52,799 58.48 Democratic Michael Smith 37,487 41.52 Total votes 90,286 100.0 Republican hold
18th District Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor ,Ann Arbor Township ,Augusta Township , portions ofMilan, Michigan in the county,Saline ,York Township ,Pittsfield Township ,Salem Township ,Superior Township ,Ypsilanti , andYpsilanti Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Rebekah Warren (incumbent)61,406 72.11 Republican Terry Linden 23,748 27.89 Total votes 85,154 100.0 Democratic hold
22nd District Livingston , andWashtenaw Counties (Dexter Township ,Freedom Township ,Bridgewater Township ,Lodi Township ,Manchester Township ,Saline Township ,Lima Township ,Lyndon Township ,Northfield Township ,Scio Township ,Sharon Township ,Sylvan Township ,Webster Township , andChelsea ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Joe Hune (incumbent)58,374 58.85 Democratic Shari Pollesch 37,704 38.01 Libertarian Jeff Wood 3,108 3.13 Total votes 99,186 100.0 Republican hold
23rd District Ingham County (Alaiedon Township ,Aurelius Township ,Bunker Hill Township ,Delhi Township ,East Lansing —excluding portion outside county,Lansing —excluding portion outside county,Leslie ,Leslie Township ,Mason ,Stockbridge Township ,Vevay Township ,Meridian Township ,Onondaga Township , andWhite Oak Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Curtis Hertel Jr. 49,717 65.83 Republican Craig Whitehead 25,809 34.17 Total votes 75,526 100.0 Democratic hold
24th District Clinton ,Eaton ,Shiawassee , andIngham Counties (Leroy Township ,Locke Township ,Wheatfield Township ,Williamston , andWilliamstown Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rick Jones (incumbent)55,999 55.90 Democratic Dawn Levey 44,173 44.10 Total votes 100,172 100.0 Republican hold
27th District Genesee County (Burton ,Clio ,Forest Township ,Mount Morris ,Mount Morris Township ,Flint ,Flint Township ,Genesee Township ,Richfield Township ,Swartz Creek ,Thetford Township , andVienna Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jim Ananich (incumbent)51,296 77.31 Republican Brendt Gerics 15,057 22.69 Total votes 66,353 100.0 Democratic hold
28th District Kent County (Algoma Township ,Alpine Township ,Byron Township ,Cannon Township ,Cedar Springs ,Courtland Township ,Grandville ,Grattan Township ,Nelson Township ,Oakfield Township ,Plainfield Township ,Rockford ,Solon Township ,Sparta Township ,Spencer Township ,Tyrone Township ,Vergennes Township ,Walker , andWyoming ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Peter MacGregor 53,222 66.14 Democratic Deb Havens 25,133 31.23 Constitution Ted Gerrard 2,114 2.63 Total votes 80,469 100.0 Republican hold
29th District Kent County (Ada Township ,Bowne Township ,Caledonia Township ,Cascade Township ,East Grand Rapids ,Grand Rapids ,Grand Rapids Township ,Lowell , andLowell Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Dave Hildenbrand (incumbent)47,203 57.93 Democratic Lance Penny 34,280 42.07 Total votes 81,483 100.0 Republican hold
32nd District Saginaw , andGenesee Counties (Argentine Township ,Clayton Township ,Fenton Township ,Flushing ,Flushing Township ,Gaines Township ,Linden ,Montrose ,Montrose Township ))Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kenneth Horn 49,449 54.35 Democratic Stacy Erwin Oakes 41,538 45.65 Total votes 90,987 100.0 Republican hold
35th District Benzie ,Crawford ,Kalkaska ,Lake ,Leelanau ,Manistee ,Mason ,Missaukee ,Ogemaw ,Osceola ,Roscommon , andWexford Counties)Party Candidate Votes % Republican Darwin L. Booher (incumbent)51,295 59.53 Democratic Glenn Lottie 34,869 40.47 Total votes 86,164 100.0 Republican hold
36th District Arenac ,Alcona ,Alpena ,Gladwin ,Iosco ,Midland ,Montmorency ,Oscoda ,Otsego , andPresque Isle Counties)Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jim Stamas 51,841 61.12 Democratic Joe Lukasiewicz 32,978 38.88 Total votes 84,819 100.0 Republican hold
37th District Chippewa ,Luce ,Mackinac ,Emmet ,Cheboygan ,Charlevoix ,Antrim , andGrand Traverse Counties)Party Candidate Votes % Republican Wayne Schmidt 54,980 61.08 Democratic Phil Bellfy 35,026 38.92 Total votes 90,006 100.0 Republican hold
38th District Keweenaw ,Houghton ,Ontonagon ,Gogebic ,Baraga ,Iron ,Marquette ,Dickinson ,Menominee ,Delta ,Alger , andSchoolcraft Counties)Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tom Casperson (incumbent)50,689 61.84 Democratic Christopher Germain 31,278 38.16 Total votes 81,967 100.0 Republican hold
Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district
Support for Republican Party candidates by district
Support for Democratic Party candidates by district
On November 8, 2016, a special election was held in the 4th District to fill the vacancy left whenVirgil Smith Jr. resigned.
^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget: 2011 Michigan Legislative Districts—Senate District Statewide Map ^a b "2014 Live Michigan election results: State Senate races" .MLive.com . November 4, 2014. RetrievedDecember 31, 2014 .^ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014)."Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive" .Governing . RetrievedJuly 10, 2024 . ^ "In 20th District recount, O'Brien keeps win" .WOODTV.com . December 10, 2014. RetrievedDecember 31, 2014 .^ Gray, Kathleen (November 7, 2014)."Michigan Senate, House have new leaders, bigger GOP majorities" .Detroit Free Press . RetrievedDecember 31, 2014 .
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