2014 Michigan elections

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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofMichigan on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2014.

Voters elected all four executive officers and both houses of thestate legislature, as well as the state's delegations to theU.S. House and one of its twoU.S. Senate seats.

As of 2026, this remains the most recent time that theRepublican Party has won any statewide executive office in Michigan.

Incumbent DemocraticSenatorCarl Levin was re-elected in2008 with 62.7% of the vote. He retired instead of seeking a seventh term. U.S. RepresentativeGary Peters defeated former secretary of stateTerri Lynn Land in the general election.

2014 United States Senate election in Michigan^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Peters	1,704,936	54.61	8.05
	Republican	Terri Lynn Land	1,290,199	41.33	7.48
	Libertarian	Jim Fulner	62,897	2.01	0.44
	Constitution	Richard Matkin	37,529	1.20	0.56
	Green	Chris Wahmhoff	26,137	0.84	0.06
	Write-in		77	0.00
Total votes			3,121,775	100.00
	Democratichold

Incumbent RepublicanGovernorRick Snyder was first elected in2010 with 58.1% of the vote.^[3] He ran for re-election to a second term and defeated former U.S. RepresentativeMark Schauer in the closest statewide election in 2014.

2014 Michigan gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rick Snyder (incumbent)	1,607,399	50.92	7.19
	Democratic	Mark Schauer	1,479,057	46.86	6.96
	Libertarian	Mary Buzuma	35,723	1.13	0.44
	Constitution	Mark McFarlin	19,368	0.61	0.04
	Green	Paul Homeniuk	14,934	0.47	0.17
	Write-in		50	0.00
Total votes			3,156,531	100.00
	Republicanhold

Incumbent RepublicanSecretary of StateRuth Johnson was first elected in2010 with 50.7% of the vote. She won re-election to a second term against attorney Godfrey Dillard.

2014 Michigan Secretary of State election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ruth Johnson (incumbent)	1,649,047	53.53	2.85
	Democratic	Godfrey Dillard	1,323,004	42.94	2.28
	Libertarian	Jamie Lewis	61,112	1.98	0.15
	Constitution	Robert Gale	34,447	1.12	0.19
	Natural Law	Jason Gatties	13,185	0.43	New
Total votes			3,080,795	100.00
	Republicanhold

Incumbent RepublicanAttorney GeneralBill Schuette was first elected in2010 with 52.6% of the vote. He won re-election to a second term againstMSU law professor Mark Totten.

2014 Michigan Attorney General election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Schuette (incumbent)	1,603,471	52.11	0.48
	Democratic	Mark Totten	1,359,839	44.19	0.71
	Libertarian	Justin Altman	57,345	1.86	0.08
	Constitution	Gerald Van Sickle	30,762	1.00	0.94
	Green	John La Pietra	25,747	0.84	New
Total votes			3,077,164	100.00
	Republicanhold

All seats of theMichigan Legislature were up for election. TheSenate elects its members to four year terms, while theHouse of Representatives members are elected to two year terms. Republicans retained control of both chambers and made small gains in seats.

Senate Party Before After Change Republican 26 27 1 Democratic 12 11 1 Total 38 38

House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 59 63 4 Democratic 51 47 4 Total 110 110

2014 Michigan Supreme Court election

← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →
3 seats of theSupreme Court of Michigan
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 2 Seats won 2 1 Seat change

2014 Michigan Associate Justice election (Full term)

← 2012 November 4, 2014 2022 →

Candidate Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,450,326 1,301,254 Percentage 32.19% 28.88%

County results Zahra:     20–30%     30–40% Bernstein:     30–40%

ElectedJustice TBD

2014 Michigan Supreme Court Associate Justice (Term ending 01/01/2017) election

← 2012 November 4, 2014 2016 →

Candidate David Viviano Deborah Thomas Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,521,035 706,971 Percentage 62.14% 28.88%

County results Viviano:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Justice before election David Viviano ElectedJustice David Viviano

Proposal 1 (August)

Eliminate Personal Property Tax
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 863,459 69.29% No 382,770 30.71% Valid votes 1,246,229 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 1,246,229 100.00%
County results Yes   70–80%   60–70%

Proposal 1 (August)
Eliminate Personal Property Tax

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	863,459	69.29
No	382,770	30.71
Total votes	1,246,229	100.00
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Proposal 1 (November)

A referendum to uphold the legalization of wolf hunting
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,318,080 45.07% No 1,606,328 54.93% Valid votes 2,924,408 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 2,924,408 100.00%
County results Yes   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   60–70%   50–60%

Proposal 1 (November)
A referendum to uphold the legalization of wolf hunting

Choice	Votes	%
No	1,606,328	54.93
Yes	1,318,080	45.07
Total votes	2,924,408	100.00

Proposal 2

A referendum to uphold a law allowing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to classify game animals and hunting seasons
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,051,426 36.16% No 1,856,603 63.84% Valid votes 2,908,029 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 2,908,029 100.00%
County results Yes   60–70%   50–60% No   70–80%   60–70%   50–60%

Proposal 2
A referendum to uphold a law allowing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to classify game animals and hunting seasons

Choice	Votes	%
No	1,856,603	63.84
Yes	1,051,426	36.16
Total votes	2,908,029	100.00

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