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38 seats in theMichigan Senate 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TheMichigan Senate elections of 2018 took place on November 6, 2018,[1] alongside elections for Michigan'sgovernor,Class I United States Senator,attorney general, andsecretary of state, as well as elections for Michigan's14 seats in the United States House of Representatives and all 110 seats in theMichigan House of Representatives, to elect the 38 members that would comprise the Michigan Senate. The Republican, Democratic, andLibertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018.[1] TheWorking Class Party,U.S. Taxpayers Party,Green Party, andNatural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions.[2]
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state senate may serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms. Michigan has what are considered the toughest term limits in the country.[3] After the 2018 midterm elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House would be forced to leave office because of term limits.[4] The following members are prevented by term limits from seeking re-election to the Senate in 2018. This list does not include members that are eligible for re-election, but instead chose to seek other office or to retire.
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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[5] | Likely R | October 8, 2018 |
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Pending official certification by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, the following candidates, listed alphabetically, advanced to the November general election.
| 2 | Current member ofHouse |
| 3 | Former legislator |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Chang2 | 60,874 | 72.27% | |
| Republican | Pauline Montie | 20,154 | 23.93% | |
| Green | David Bullock | 3,204 | 3.80% | |
| Total votes | 261,214 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adam Hollier | 53,890 | 75.71% | |
| Republican | Lisa Papas | 17,285 | 24.29% | |
| Total votes | 71,175 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvia Santana2 | 58,211 | 81.75% | |
| Republican | Kathy Stecker | 10,907 | 15.32% | |
| Working Class | Hali McEachern | 2,089 | 2.93% | |
| Total votes | 71,207 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marshall Bullock | 57,469 | 78.36% | |
| Republican | Angela Savino | 15,868 | 21.64% | |
| Total votes | 73,337 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Betty Jean Alexander | 69,203 | 77.65% | |
| Republican | DeShawn Wilkins | 16,044 | 18.00% | |
| Working Class | Larry Betts | 3,879 | 4.35% | |
| Total votes | 89,126 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erika Geiss2 | 60,783 | 61.34% | |
| Republican | Brenda Jones | 38,301 | 38.66% | |
| Total votes | 99,084 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dayna Polehanki | 69,428 | 50.56% | |||
| Republican | Laura Cox2 | 65,009 | 47.34% | |||
| Libertarian | Joseph H. LeBlanc | 2,890 | 2.10% | |||
| Total votes | 137,327 | 100% | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Lucido2 | 76,165 | 61.76% | |
| Democratic | Paul R. Francis | 47,151 | 38.24% | |
| Total votes | 123,316 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Wojno3 | 65,730 | 65.90% | |
| Republican | Jeff Bonnell | 34,012 | 34.10% | |
| Total votes | 99,742 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael D. MacDonald | 57,565 | 51.02% | |
| Democratic | Henry Yanez2 | 52,392 | 46.43% | |
| Libertarian | Mike Saliba | 2,874 | 2.55% | |
| Total votes | 112,831 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeremy Moss2 | 97,192 | 76.43% | |
| Republican | Boris Tuman | 26,829 | 21.10% | |
| Libertarian | James K. Young | 3,145 | 2.47% | |
| Total votes | 127,166 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rosemary Bayer | 59,297 | 49.39% | |||
| Republican | Mike McCready2 | 58,362 | 48.61% | |||
| Libertarian | Jeff Pittel | 2,403 | 2.00% | |||
| Total votes | 120,062 | 100% | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mallory McMorrow | 73,138 | 51.89% | |||
| Republican | Marty Knollenberg (incumbent) | 67,798 | 48.11% | |||
| Total votes | 140,936 | 100% | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ruth Johnson3 | 64,273 | 55.68% | |
| Democratic | Renee Watson | 48,580 | 42.09% | |
| Green | Jessica Smith | 2,580 | 2.24% | |
| Total votes | 115,433 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Runestad2 | 67,351 | 51.69% | |
| Democratic | Julia Pulver | 62,935 | 48.31% | |
| Total votes | 130,286 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Shirkey1 | 56,981 | 62.71% | |
| Democratic | Val Cochran Toops | 31,129 | 34.26% | |
| Libertarian | Ronald A. Muszynski | 2,760 | 3.04% | |
| Total votes | 90,870 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dale Zorn (incumbent) | 57,947 | 57.89% | |
| Democratic | Bill LaVoy3 | 39,255 | 39.21% | |
| Libertarian | Chad McNamara | 2,905 | 2.90% | |
| Total votes | 100,107 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Irwin3 | 96,876 | 76.61% | |
| Republican | Martin Church | 26,619 | 21.05% | |
| Working Class | Thomas Repasky | 2,954 | 2.34% | |
| Total votes | 126,449 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bizon2 | 56,213 | 58.41% | |
| Democratic | Jason Noble | 37,081 | 38.53% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph P. Gillotte | 2,941 | 3.06% | |
| Total votes | 96,235 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean McCann3 | 60,523 | 53.09% | |||
| Republican | Margaret O'Brien (incumbent) | 48,197 | 42.28% | |||
| Libertarian | Lorence Wenke3 | 5,273 | 4.63% | |||
| Total votes | 113,993 | 100% | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim LaSata2 | 56,296 | 58.20% | |
| Democratic | Ian Haight | 40,433 | 41.80% | |
| Total votes | 96,729 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lana Theis2 | 76,038 | 55.97% | |
| Democratic | Adam Dreher | 57,163 | 42.08% | |
| Green | Eric Borregard | 2,658 | 1.96% | |
| Total votes | 135,859 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Curtis Hertel Jr. (incumbent) | 73,184 | 68.46% | |
| Republican | Andrea Pollock | 33,718 | 31.54% | |
| Total votes | 106,902 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Barrett2 | 66,969 | 53.53% | |
| Democratic | Kelly Rossman-McKinney | 54,350 | 43.45% | |
| Libertarian | Katie Nepton | 2,064 | 1.65% | |
| Constitution | Matthew Shepard | 1,711 | 1.37% | |
| Total votes | 125,094 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Lauwers2 | 66,926 | 63.96% | |
| Democratic | Debbie Bourgois | 37,715 | 36.04% | |
| Total votes | 104,641 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aric Nesbitt3 | 61,509 | 56.67% | |
| Democratic | Garnet Lewis | 43,495 | 40.08% | |
| Libertarian | Erwin Haas | 2,375 | 2.19% | |
| Green | Robert M. Alway | 1,153 | 1.06% | |
| Total votes | 108,532 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Ananich (incumbent) | 59,108 | 71.17% | |
| Republican | Donna Kekesis | 23,942 | 28.83% | |
| Total votes | 83,050 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter MacGregor (incumbent) | 68,749 | 58.39% | |
| Democratic | Craig Beach | 45,937 | 39.01% | |
| Libertarian | Nathan Hewer | 3,059 | 2.60% | |
| Total votes | 117,745 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Winnie Brinks2 | 70,715 | 56.92% | |||
| Republican | Chris Afendoulis2 | 50,225 | 40.43% | |||
| Libertarian | Robert VanNoller | 1,840 | 1.48% | |||
| Working Class | Louis Palus | 1,445 | 1.16% | |||
| Total votes | 124,225 | 100% | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roger Victory2 | 79,323 | 63.25% | |
| Democratic | Jeanette Schipper | 42,904 | 34.21% | |
| Libertarian | Mary Buzuma | 3,189 | 2.54% | |
| Total votes | 125,416 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Daley3 | 63,394 | 60.24% | |
| Democratic | Cynthia A. Luczak | 41,833 | 39.76% | |
| Total votes | 105,227 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth Horn1 | 62,375 | 55.48% | |
| Democratic | Phil Phelps2 | 50,058 | 44.52% | |
| Total votes | 112,433 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Outman3 | 49,856 | 58.75% | |
| Democratic | Mark Bignell | 32,375 | 38.15% | |
| Constitution | Christopher Comden | 2,633 | 3.10% | |
| Total votes | 84,864 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Bumstead3 | 50,313 | 50.74% | |
| Democratic | Poppy Sias-Hernandez | 45,941 | 46.33% | |
| Libertarian | Max Riekse | 2,896 | 2.92% | |
| Total votes | 99,150 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt VanderWall2 | 73,688 | 63.17% | |
| Democratic | Mike Taillard | 39,923 | 34.23% | |
| Libertarian | Timothy Coon | 3,031 | 2.60% | |
| Total votes | 116,642 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Stamas (incumbent) | 71,013 | 64.29% | |
| Democratic | Joe Weir | 39,440 | 35.71% | |
| Total votes | 110,453 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Schmidt (incumbent) | 73,338 | 58.95% | |
| Democratic | Jim Page | 51,076 | 41.05% | |
| Total votes | 124,414 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||


| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed McBroom3 | 59,290 | 54.63% | |
| Democratic | Scott Dianda2 | 47,279 | 43.57% | |
| Green | Wade Paul Roberts | 1,952 | 1.80% | |
| Total votes | 108,521 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||