The2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the nextgovernor of Michigan , concurrently with theelection of Michigan'sClass I U.S. Senate seat , as well asother elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , and variousstate andlocal elections .
IncumbentRepublican GovernorRick Snyder andLieutenant Governor Brian Calley were term-limited and were unable to seek a third term in office.[ 2] Republican ,Democratic andLibertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018.[ 3] [ 4] Working Class Party ,U.S. Taxpayers Party ,Green Party andNatural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions.[ 5]
The race was not as close as expected, with Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was elected with 53.3% of the vote to Republican Bill Schuette's 43.8%.[ 6] Detroit ,Ann Arbor , andLansing . Whitmer also performed well in the Detroit suburbs. Whitmer carried former Republican strongholdKent County (location of her nativeGrand Rapids ), the first Democratic candidate to do so sinceJames Blanchard 's landslide1986 reelection . Democrats swept the statewide races by also holding onto theSenate seat that was up for re-election, and picking up the positions ofsecretary of state andattorney general . They also captured every state university trustee seat that was up for election as well as theState Board of Education .[ 7]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Bill Schuette
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David Barton , founder of Wallbuilders[ 31] Dawn Dodge, Speakers Bureau Director for the Republican Women's Federation of Michigan[ 32] Bob Dutko , Conservative Christian talk radio host[ 33] Mark Gurley, co-director of the Michigan Oak Initiative and as the Grassroots vice-chair for the MIGOP[ 34] Sean Hannity [ 35] Jack Lousma , former NASA astronaut and retired USMC colonel[ 36] Bob Lutz , Former General Motors Vice-Chairman and ex-Chrysler President[ 37] Wes Nakagiri, Michigan Tea Party leader, one of the 17 Republican at-large delegates sent to the 2016 Republican National Convention Thayrone X, Metro Detroit talk radio host[ 38] Organizations
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Bryan Barnett ,Rochester Hills Mayor[ 42] Chris Barnett,Orion Township Supervisor[ 42] Robert Cannon,Clinton Township Supervisor[ 42] Donijo DeJonge,Kent County GOP Chair[ 43] Judy Emmons , state senator[ 44] Kurt Heise,Plymouth Township Supervisor[ 42] Patrick Kittle,Independence Township Supervisor[ 42] Terri Lynn Land , formerMichigan Secretary of State [ 45] James Lower , state representative[ 44] Ken Massey,Farmington Hills Mayor[ 42] Kevin McDaniel,Auburn Hills Mayor[ 42] Steve Percival,Clarkston Mayor[ 42] Leo Savoie,Bloomfield Township Supervisor[ 42] Dane Slater,Troy Mayor[ 42] Gary Wall,Waterford Township Supervisor[ 42] Michael Webber, state representative[ 42] Individuals
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Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce[ 47] Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce[ 48] Home Builders Association of Michigan[ 49] Michigan Vaccine Freedom PAC[ 39] Right to Life of Michigan[ 29] Newspapers
Host Date Link(s) Participants Bill Patrick Brian Jim WOOD-TV May 9, 2018 [ 52] Invited Invited Invited Invited WDIV-TV June 28, 2018 Invited Invited Invited Invited
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Brian Patrick Jim Bill Other Undecided Mitchell Research [ 53] July 30, 2018 413 ± 5.0% 18% 9% 10% 40% – 23% EPIC-MRA [ 54] July 21–22, 2018 1,045 ± 3.1% 24% 11% 8% 42% – 15% Emerson College [ 55] July 19–21, 2018 202 ± 7.3% 13% 7% 9% 35% – 36% Marist College [ 56] July 15–19, 2018 337 ± 6.3% 26% 11% – 33% 1% 30% JMC Analytics [ 57] July 5–12, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 17% 10% 4% 25% – 45% Target-Insyght [ 58] June 24–26, 2018 400 ± 5.0% 16% 8% 4% 45% – 21% NMB Research (R-Better Jobs PAC)[ 59] June 18–21, 2018 – – 23% – – 45% – 29% Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette)[ 60] May 22–24, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 19% 6% 1% 42% – – Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette)[ 61] April 29 – May 1, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 20% 6% 2% 42% – – Glengariff Group [ 62] April 19–21, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 23% 4% 1% 36% 0%[ 63] 34% Denno Research [ 64] April 2–3, 2018 500 ± 4.0% 13% 4% 1% 23% – 59% Strategic National (R)[ 65] March 19–20, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 18% 7% 3% 27% – 45% Marketing Resource Group [ 66] March 13–17, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 13% 2% 2% 29% – 54% Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette)[ 67] February 10–13, 2018 800 ± 3.4% 15% 5% 2% 42% – – Strategic National (R)[ 68] December 16–17, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 19% 5% 2% 30% – 44% Target-Insyght [ 69] November 1–6, 2017 400 ± 5.0% 14% <5% <5% 38% – – Mitchell Research [ 70] September 21–24, 2017 400 ± 5.0% 13% – – 52% – 36% Marketing Resource Group [ 71] September 13–18, 2017 216 ± 4.0% 13% 3% 3% 33% – 48% Target-Insyght [ 72] July 25–27, 2017 344 ± 5.4% 14% 4% 1% 42% – 39% Marketing Resource Group [ 73] May 8–11, 2017 216 ± 4.0% 11% – 7% 32% – 51%
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Brian Jim Arlan Candice Bill Undecided Mitchell Research [ 74] May 31, 2017 435 ± 4.7% 14% 1% – 21% 18% 46% Target-Insyght [ 75] February 2–4, 2016 400 ± 5% 11% – 3% 20% 21% 45%
Results by county Schuette—60–70%
Schuette—50–60%
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Schuette—30–40%
Calley—30–40%
Calley—40–50%
Calley—50–60%
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Bill C. Cobbs, businessman[ 80] John Austin, former president of the Michigan Board of Education[ 81] Mark Bernstein , member ofUniversity of Michigan Board of Regents [ 82] Mike Duggan ,Mayor of Detroit [ 83] [ 81] [ 84] Geoffrey Fieger , attorney and nominee for governor in1998 [ 85] [ 84] Mark Hackel ,Macomb County Executive [ 86] [ 87] Dan Kildee , U.S. representative[ 88] Andy Levin , energy consultant and son of CongressmanSander Levin [ 89] Congress in MI-9)Barbara McQuade , formerUnited States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan [ 90] Gary Peters , U.S. senator[ 91] Matt Simoncini, CEO ofLear Corporation [ 92] [ 93] Bart Stupak , former U.S. representative[ 94] Gretchen Whitmer
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Host Date Participants Abdul Shri Gretchen WOOD-TV June 20, 2018 Invited Invited Invited WDIV-TV July 19, 2018 Invited Invited Invited
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Bill AbdulEl-Sayed Shri Gretchen Other Undecided EPIC-MRA [ 127] July 21–22, 2018 1,054 ± 3.1% – 19% 22% 49% – 10% Change Research (D-El-Sayed)[ 128] July 20–21, 2018 1,503 – – 27% 15% 33% – 24% Emerson College [ 129] July 19–21, 2018 282 ± 6.4% – 12% 17% 39% – 31% Marist College [ 56] July 15–19, 2018 442 ± 5.5% – 22% 27% 31% <1% 20% Target-Insyght [ 58] June 24–26, 2018 400 ± 5.0% – 17% 19% 40% 2% 22% Glengariff Group [ 130] April 20–22, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 3% 7% 30% 26% – 35% Denno Research [ 131] April 6–7, 2018 500 ± 4.0% 2% 2% 15% 17% – 63% Marketing Resource Group [ 66] March 13–17, 2018 233 ± 6.4% 3% 10% 21% 18% – 48% Target-Insyght [ 132] March 6–8, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 4% 6% 20% 34% 3% 33% EPIC-MRA (D-Thanedar)[ 133] February 17–22, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 3% 8% 24% 34% – 31% Target-Insyght [ 69] November 1–6, 2017 400 ± 5.0% 4% 13% 2% 45% 8% 28% Marketing Resource Group [ 71] September 13–18, 2017 255 ± 4.0% 8% 4% 3% 27% – 58%
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Mike Abdul Geoffrey Mark Dan Andy Shri Gretchen Undecided Target-Insyght [ 69] November 1–6, 2017 400 ± 5.0% 29% – – – – – – 43% – – – 28% – – – – 41% – – – – – – 19% – 42% – Target-Insyght [ 75] February 2–4, 2016 400 ± 5% 20% – – 9% 12% – – 16% 43% Target-Insyght [ 72] July 25, 2017 377 ± 5.4% – 4% 35% – – – 3% 35% – Marketing Resource Group [ 73] May 8–11, 2017 255 ± 4.0% – 9% 26% – – – – 24% 41%
Results by county Whitmer—60–70%
Whitmer—50–60%
Whitmer—40–50%
Libertarian primary [ edit ] The Libertarian Party is one of three parties that have a primary in Michigan.[ 134]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] John Tatar
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Michigan Vaccine Freedom PAC[ 39] Host Date Participants Bill John WOOD-TV [ 136] July 15, 2018 Invited Invited WJBK-TV [ 137] July 22, 2018 Invited Invited
Libertarian primary results[ 76] Party Candidate Votes % Libertarian Bill Gelineau 4,034 57.8 Libertarian John Tatar 2,941 42.2 Total votes 6,975 100.0
The Green Party chose candidates for the 2018 ballot at its state convention on May 5, 2018, at the University of Michigan-Flint.[ 138]
Declared and nominated [ edit ] Jennifer Kurland, president of the Redford Union School Board[ 138] U.S. Taxpayers Party [ edit ] Declared and nominated [ edit ] Declared and nominated [ edit ] Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report [ 140] Lean D(flip) October 26, 2018 The Washington Post [ 141] Lean D(flip) November 5, 2018 FiveThirtyEight [ 142] Likely D(flip) November 5, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report [ 143] Lean D(flip) November 1, 2018 Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 144] Likely D(flip) November 5, 2018 RealClearPolitics [ 145] Lean D(flip) November 4, 2018 Daily Kos [ 146] Likely D(flip) November 5, 2018 Fox News [ 147] [ a] Likely D(flip) November 5, 2018 Politico [ 148] Likely D(flip) November 5, 2018 Governing [ 149] Lean D(flip) November 5, 2018
Notes ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races Bill Schuette (R)
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Steve Bieda , state senatorWarren Evans , Wayne County, MI ExecutivePam Farris, state representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo , state representativeErika Geiss , state representativePatrick Green , state representativeVincent Gregory , state senatorCurtis Hertel , state senatorCurtis Hertel Jr. , state senator[ 189] Morris Hood III , state senatorHoon-Yung Hopgood , state senatorFrank Kelley , formerMichigan Attorney General Leslie Love , state representativeJeremy Moss , state representative[ 190] Benny Napoleon , Sheriff of Wayne County, MIRonnie Peterson , state representativeSam Singh , Minority Leader of theMichigan House of Representatives Tim Snelller, state representative[ 191] Rebekah Warren , state senatorKym Worthy , Wayne County ProsecutorLocal officials
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The Education Watchdogs The Modern Whig Party Protect OutStolen Treasures Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Bill Gretchen Bill Other Undecided Mitchell Research [ 203] November 5, 2018 827 ± 3.4% 41% 48% – 5% 6% Mitchell Research [ 204] November 4, 2018 701 ± 3.7% 40% 54% – 1% 1% Change Research [ 205] November 2–4, 2018 880 – 43% 51% 2% 3%[ 206] – Research Co. [ 207] November 1–3, 2018 450 ± 4.6% 43% 47% – 1% 9% Glengariff Group [ 208] October 25–27, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 38% 50% 2% 2%[ 209] 9% Emerson College [ 210] October 24–26, 2018 822 ± 3.6% 41% 52% – 3% 4% Mitchell Research [ 211] October 25, 2018 400 ± 5.0% 43% 48% – 4% 4% Target-Insyght [ 212] October 22–24, 2018 800 ± 3.0% 44% 48% 1% 4%[ 213] 4% EPIC-MRA [ 214] October 18–23, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 41% 46% 3% 3% 7% Michigan State University [ 215] October 13–22, 2018 169 – 39% 47% – – – ALG Research (D)[ 216] [ A] October 15–21, 2018 906 ± 3.3% 36% 47% 4% 6%[ 217] 11% 38% 48% – – 13% Marketing Resource Group [ 218] October 14–18, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 36% 50% 2% 4% 7% ALG Research (D)[ 219] [ A] October 8–14, 2018 800 ± 3.5% 36% 46% 3% 2%[ 220] 13% Mitchell Research [ 221] September 30 – October 7, 2018 654 ± 3.8% 38% 46% – 6% 10% Glengariff Group [ 222] September 30 – October 2, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 35% 47% – 5% 13% ALG Research (D)[ 219] [ A] September 24–30, 2018 800 ± 3.5% 37% 49% 2% 2%[ 220] 10% EPIC-MRA [ 223] September 21–25, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 37% 45% 2% 5% 11% Ipsos [ 224] September 14–24, 2018 1,150 ± 3.0% 39% 52% – 4% 6% Target-Insyght [ 225] September 10–14, 2018 800 ± 3.0% 41% 50% – – – Mitchell Research [ 226] September 12–13, 2018 1,009 ± 3.0% 38% 48% – 5% 9% ALG Research (D)[ 216] [ A] September 8–13, 2018 798 ± 3.5% 38% 45% 3% 3%[ 220] 11% Strategic National (R)[ 227] September 8–9, 2018 1,000 ± 3.1% 39% 49% – – 12% Glengariff Group [ 228] September 5–7, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 36% 50% 2% 4%[ 229] 10% Gravis Marketing [ 230] August 14–16, 2018 647 ± 3.9% 37% 52% – – 11% Strategic National (R)[ 231] August 13–14, 2018 700 ± 3.7% 36% 45% – 2% 17% Emerson College [ 232] July 19–21, 2018 600 ± 4.3% 36% 43% – 9% 12% Marist College [ 56] July 15–19, 2018 886 ± 3.9% 38% 47% – 1% 14% Target-Insyght [ 233] June 24–26, 2018 800 ± 3.0% 37% 42% – – 20% NMB Research (R)[ 234] June 18–21, 2018 800 ± 3.5% 39% 40% – – 20% EPIC-MRA [ 235] April 30 – May 3, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 38% 43% – – 19% Glengariff Group [ 236] January 16–19, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 33% 40% – – 25% Michigan State University [ 237] September 14, 2017 – January 18, 2018 963 ± 3.2% 35% 41% – – 24% EPIC-MRA [ 238] December 9–13, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 38% 35% – – 27% Target-Insyght [ 69] November 1–6, 2017 1,000 ± 3.6% 40% 41% – – 19% EPIC-MRA [ 239] August 27 – September 1, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 37% 37% – – 26%
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with Bill Schuette and Abdul El-Sayed
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Bill Abdul Other Undecided Emerson College [ 240] July 19–21, 2018 600 ± 4.3% 38% 33% 12% 17% Glengariff Group [ 236] January 16–19, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 38% 34% – 27%
with Bill Schuette and Shri Thanedar
with Brian Calley and Gretchen Whitmer
with Brian Calley and Shri Thanedar
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Brian Shri Other Undecided Emerson College [ 243] July 19–21, 2018 600 ± 4.3% 38% 36% 12% 14%
with Bill Schuette and Geoffrey Fieger
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Bill Geoffrey Undecided Target-Insyght [ 69] November 1–6, 2017 1,000 ± 3.6% 42% 35% 23% EPIC-MRA [ 239] August 27 – September 1, 2017 600 ± 4% 43% 33% 24%
with Bill Schuette and Mike Duggan
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Bill Mike Undecided Target-Insyght [ 69] November 1–6, 2017 1,000 ± 3.6% 32% 47% 21%
Campaign finance reports as of August 27, 2018 Candidate (party) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Gretchen Whitmer (D) $7,134,218.66 $5,599,850.57 $1,534,368.09 Bill Schuette (R) $6,175,889.09 $4,741,577.63 $1,434,311.46 Bill Gelineau (L) $54,785.88 $51,267.71 $3,518.17 Source: Michigan Department of State[ 244]
Two televised debates between Schuette and Whitmer were scheduled. The first debate was held on Friday, October 12, and hosted by Grand Rapids television stationWOOD-TV .[ 245] [ 246] [ 247] WDIV and was held on Wednesday, October 24.[ 248] [ 249] gaffe when he mixed up Whitmer's name with that of former governorJennifer Granholm .[ 250] [ 251]
While Whitmer's Democratic primary opponents publicly endorsed Whitmer in the general election,[ 252] Rick Snyder refusing to endorse Schuette.[ 202] Donald Trump from the primary in the general election.[ 253] [ 254] [ 255] [ 256]
2018 Michigan gubernatorial election[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Gretchen Whitmer 2,266,193 53.31% +6.45% Republican Bill Schuette 1,859,534 43.75% −7.17% Libertarian Bill Gelineau 56,606 1.33% +0.20% Constitution Todd Schleiger 29,219 0.69% +0.08% Green Jennifer Kurland 28,799 0.68% +0.21% Natural Law Keith Butkovich 10,202 0.24% N/A Write-in 32 0.00% 0.00% Total votes 4,250,585 100.00% N/A Democratic gain fromRepublican
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Whitmer won seven of Michigan's 14 congressional districts.[ 257] Justin Amash by a very narrow margin of 0.4% and the district that electedFred Upton by an even thinner 0.2%.
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RetrievedJuly 18, 2024 . ^ Walberg, Tim (June 13, 2018).X.com https://x.com/SchuetteOnDuty/status/1006974682044747776 . RetrievedJuly 18, 2024 . {{cite news }}:Missing or empty|title= (help ) ^ Cavitt, Mark (October 30, 2017)."Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard endorses Bill Schuette for governor" .Oakland Press News . Archived fromthe original on December 14, 2017. RetrievedJuly 18, 2024 . ^ Bartkowiak, Dave (October 23, 2017)."L. Brooks Patterson endorses Bill Schuette for Michigan governor" .Click on Detroit Local 4 . RetrievedJuly 18, 2024 . ^ Oosting, Jonathan (November 16, 2017)."Ted Nugent says Schuette rocks for governor" .The Detroit News . RetrievedJuly 18, 2024 . ^a b c d LeBlanc, Beth (April 24, 2018)."Right to Life endorses GOP gubernatorial candidates" .The Detroit News . ^ Gerstein, Michael (January 3, 2018)."Ted Cruz endorses Patrick Colbeck for Michigan governor" .The Detroit News . RetrievedJanuary 5, 2018 . ^ "David Barton's Endorsement Letter" . Archived fromthe original on May 14, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Dawn Dodge Endorsement" . Archived fromthe original on January 6, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Bob Dutko Endorsement" . Archived fromthe original on December 6, 2017. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Mark Gurley Endorsement" . Archived fromthe original on January 6, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Hall, Brandon (October 20, 2017)."Sean Hannity Endorses Colbeck For Governor" .West Michigan Politics . RetrievedOctober 22, 2017 . ^ "Jack R. Lousma Endorsement" . Archived fromthe original on January 6, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Oosting, Jonathan (December 4, 2017)."Bob Lutz joins Colbeck campaign as finance chair" .The Detroit News . RetrievedJanuary 5, 2018 . ^ "Thayrone Endorsement" . Archived fromthe original on January 6, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^a b c "MVF PAC 2018 ENDORSEMENTS GOVERNOR" .Michigan Vaccine Freedom PAC . July 15, 2018. Archived fromthe original on September 22, 2018. 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RetrievedMay 28, 2015 . ^a b Gray, Kathleen (May 12, 2017)."Geoffrey Fieger considering a return to politics with run for governor" .Detroit Free Press . ^ Gray, Kathleen (May 9, 2017)."With Kildee opting out, governor's race wide open" .Detroit Free Press . RetrievedMay 10, 2017 . ^ Selweski, Chad (February 22, 2013)."Mark Hackel preparing for marriage, not a run for governor" .The Macomb Daily the original on May 30, 2015. RetrievedMay 28, 2015 . ^ Finley, Nolan; Jacques, Ingrid (May 31, 2017)."Mark Hackel: Better than 50-50 chance of gov run" .The Detroit News . RetrievedNovember 28, 2017 . ^ Nann Burke, Melissa; Oosting, Jonathan (May 8, 2017)."Kildee rules out gov bid, making way for Whitmer" .The Detroit News . RetrievedMay 8, 2017 . ^ Oosting, Jonathan (November 21, 2017)."Andy Levin rules out run for Michigan governor" .The Detroit News . RetrievedNovember 21, 2017 . ^ Baldas, Tresa (March 17, 2017)."Barbara McQuade: 'I don't know if I have the stomach for politics' .Detroit Free Press Published . ^ Oosting, Jonathan."Sen. Gary Peters declines to run for Michigan governor" .Detroit News . ^ Howes, Daniel (November 16, 2017)."Lear's Simoncini delivered; readies another act?" .The Detroit News . RetrievedNovember 21, 2017 . ^ Walsh, Dustin (November 19, 2017)."Next for Lear's Simoncini? Rolling up his sleeves" .Crain's Detroit Business . RetrievedNovember 21, 2017 . ^ Skubick, Tim (November 10, 2017)."Former Michigan Congressman eyeing jump into race for governor" .WLNS-TV . RetrievedNovember 21, 2017 . ^ "Former Sen. Carl Levin Endorses Whitmer for Governor" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^a b c d "Michigan House Democrats endorse Gretchen Whitmer for governor" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^a b c "Whitmer Scores A Big One: UAW Endorses Her" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Michigan AFL-CIO endorses Gretchen Whitmer for governor" . April 11, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "American Federation of Teachers Michigan Endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Governor" . March 27, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "EMILY's List endorses Whitmer for governor" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "MEA endorses Democrat Gretchen Whitmer as Michigan's next governor" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "jonathanoosting on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Teamsters endorse Gretchen Whitmer" . March 9, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "UAW backs Democrat Whitmer for Mich. governor" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Endorsements for gov primaries: Calley, Whitmer" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Ikonomova, Violet."Bernie Sanders endorses Democrat Adbul El-Sayed for Michigan governor" . WXYZ. Archived fromthe original on August 4, 2018. RetrievedAugust 4, 2018 . ^ "Ro Khanna on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud endorses Abdul El-Sayed for governor" .Arab American News . June 22, 2018. RetrievedJune 23, 2018 .^a b c "Abdul El-Sayed" .Facebook.com . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Michigan for Revolution" .Facebook.com . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "MI Nurses Assoc. on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Millennials For Revolution" .Facebook.com . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Abdul El-Sayed" .Facebook.com . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ The People for Bernie Sanders [@People4Bernie] (January 1, 2018)."We will make history & send a clear message to this administration when @AbdulElSayed is elected Governor of the great State of Michigan" (Tweet ). RetrievedJanuary 7, 2018 – viaTwitter .^ "Progressive Change Action Committee - Our Candidates" .Boldprogressives.org . RetrievedJune 23, 2018 .^ "Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan" .Current Affairs . RetrievedAugust 5, 2018 .^ "Kerri Evelyn Harris on Twitter" .^ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter" . RetrievedJuly 2, 2018 .^ "Abdul El-Sayed on Twitter" . RetrievedJuly 23, 2018 .^ "Danny DeVito on Twitter" . RetrievedAugust 7, 2018 .^ "Alex Ebert on Twitter" . RetrievedAugust 1, 2018 .^ "Shaun King on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Ikonomova, Violet (July 19, 2018)."Filmmaker Michael Moore makes endorsement in Michigan governor's race" . Detroit Metro Times. Archived fromthe original on July 22, 2018. RetrievedJuly 21, 2018 . ^ "Ameya Pawar on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Piper Perabo on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Joseph N. Sanberg on Twitter" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ EPIC-MRA ^ Change Research (D-El-Sayed) ^ Emerson College Archived July 31, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Glengariff Group ^ Denno Research ^ Target-Insyght ^ EPIC-MRA (D-Thanedar) ^ "State of Michigan Political Party Status: August 7, 2018 Primary: November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF) .Michigan.gov . RetrievedAugust 8, 2018 .^a b "Michigan AG Schuette announces 2018 run for governor" .WOODTV.com . September 12, 2017. RetrievedOctober 26, 2017 .^ Albin, Rick (July 15, 2018)."Libertarian candidates for governor debate at WOOD" .WOODTV.com . RetrievedSeptember 21, 2018 . ^ Langton, Charlie (July 22, 2018)."Let It Rip Weekend: Libertarian candidates debate" .fox2detroit.com . RetrievedSeptember 21, 2018 . ^a b Cwiek, Sarah."Green Party candidates jump in race for Michigan governor, U.S. Senator" . RetrievedOctober 26, 2017 . ^ "2018 Michigan Unofficial General Candidate Listing - 11/06/2018" .Miboecfr.nictusa.com . RetrievedAugust 8, 2018 .^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings for October 26, 2018" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedApril 10, 2021 .^ "The Washington Post's gubernatorial race ratings" .The Washington Post ^ "2018 Governor Forecast" .FiveThirtyEight . October 17, 2018. Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2018. RetrievedOctober 17, 2018 .^ "2018 Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections" .insideelections.com . RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2018 Governor" .www.centerforpolitics.org . RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^ "2018 Governor Races" .RealClearPolitics ^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings" .Daily Kos [permanent dead link ^ "2018 Midterm Power Ranking" .Fox News ^ "Politico Race Ratings" .Politico ^ "2018 Governor Elections: As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups" .www.governing.com . Archived fromthe original on October 21, 2018. RetrievedJuly 18, 2018 .^ "Engler backs Schuette for governor in GOP primary" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Walker endorses in Michigan governor race" .The Detroit News ^ Schuette, Bill." .Twitter . ^ Schuette, Bill."Join Mike Bishop and I this morning in Rochester Hills to knock doors and make phone calls!" .Twitter . ^ "Here's who has endorsed Republican candidates for Michigan governor" . April 5, 2018. Archived fromthe original on April 6, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Moolenaar Endorses Schuette" . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ "Trott: Bill Schuette is a Problem Solver, Focused on Job Creation for Michigan - Bill Schuette for Governor - Official Site" . October 2, 2017. Archived fromthe original on August 17, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Schuette, Bill."Great news! I am happy to announce that 7th District Congressman Tim Walberg has endorsed my campaign for Governor! With Congressman Walberg's support, we will cut taxes and create bigger paychecks in Michigan! #PaycheckAgenda" .Twitter . ^a b "Schuette Announces Legislative Leadership Team" .Bill Schuette for Governor . January 16, 2018. Archived fromthe original on June 12, 2018. RetrievedMay 30, 2018 .^ ABC of Michigan."ABC of Michigan PAC is proud to endorse @SchuetteOnDuty for Governor. Bill is the clear choice to fight for and defend the free enterprise principles that make this state and country great! #ABCMeritShopProud" .Twitter . ^ "Detroit Fire Fighters Association Endorses Bill Schuette for Governor" .Bill Schuette for Governor . June 1, 2018. Archived fromthe original on September 7, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2018 .^ "Detroit Police Officers Association Endorses Bill Schuette for Governor" .Bill Schuette for Governor . May 3, 2018. Archived fromthe original on May 24, 2018. RetrievedMay 24, 2018 .^ Egan, Paul (March 22, 2018)."Michigan Chamber of Commerce endorses Attorney General Bill Schuette for governor" .Detroit Free Press ^ "Michigan's Leading Job and Economic Growth Creators Again Endorse Bill Schuette for Governor" .Bill Schuette for Governor . August 28, 2018. Archived fromthe original on September 7, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2018 .^ "Michigan Restaurant Association Endorses Bill Schuette for Governor" (PDF) .MRA . May 9, 2018.^ Schuette, Bill."More Great News! I'm proud to receive the endorsement of the 30,000 members of Michigan Realtors. I look forward to working with them to grow our paychecks and population, while making Michigan Win Again! #PaycheckAgenda" .Twitter . ^ "Small Business Endorses Bill Schuette for Governor" .NFIB . September 26, 2018.Archived from the original on October 17, 2018.^ "43 County Prosecutors Endorse Bill Schuette For Governor" .Bill Schuette for Governor . April 9, 2018. Archived fromthe original on August 17, 2018. RetrievedMay 30, 2018 .^ "NRA Endorses Bill Schuette for Governor of Michigan" .NRA-ILA . September 25, 2018.Archived from the original on September 25, 2018....the National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) today endorsed Bill Schuette for governor of Michigan. ^ "Small Business Association of Michigan Endorses Schuette for Governor" .Small Business Association of Michigan . August 14, 2018. Archived fromthe original on September 6, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2018 .^ Bartkowiak, Dave Jr. (October 30, 2017)."Oakland County Sheriff endorses Bill Schuette for Michigan..." Clickondetroit.com . RetrievedApril 16, 2018 . ^ "L. Brooks Patterson endorses Bill Schuette for Michigan governor" . Archived fromthe original on October 23, 2017. RetrievedOctober 23, 2017 .^ "Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Endorses Bill Schuette for Governor" .Schuette for Governor . April 16, 2018. Archived fromthe original on August 17, 2018. RetrievedMay 30, 2018 .^ Donald Trump Jr."Excited to see @JohnJamesMI and @SchuetteOnDuty win big tonight in Michigan. They're both great candidates who are #MAGA to the core. #MISEN #MIGOV" .Twitter . ^ "Endorsements" . Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Daalder, Marc."Joe Biden endorses Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan's governor race" .Detroit Free Press . Marc Daalder. RetrievedAugust 15, 2018 . ^ Clinton, Hillary.".@GretchenWhitmer never backs down from tackling the problems facing Michigan's working families, and she was a key leader in addressing Detroit's financial crisis. The Flint water crisis was a powerful motivator in Gretchen's decision to jump in the race" .Twitter . ^ Whitmer, Gretchen."Thank you @EricHolder for your support! #LetsGetItDone" .Twitter . ^ Obama, Barack."Today, I'm proud to endorse even more Democratic candidates who aren't just running against something, but for something—to expand opportunity for all of us and to restore dignity, honor, and compassion to public service. They deserve your vote" .Twitter . ^ Conant, Caitlin (August 6, 2018)."Who and what to watch in politics this week - the competitive primaries" . CBS. RetrievedAugust 6, 2018 . ^ Peters, Gary."We need leaders in Lansing who will expand access to affordable health care and fight for middle class families. That's why I'm proud to support @gretchenwhitmer for Governor and @garlin for Lieutenant Governor! #MIGOV" .Twitter . ^ Whitmer, Gretchen."I'm proud to have the support of @BernieSanders! Join us Friday, October 19th for a rally with Senator Sanders at @UMich's Rackham Auditorium" .Twitter . ^ Stabenow, Debbie."Garlin Gilchrist II is a tremendous choice! He's a proven problem solver and community leader with a strong background in technology. @Gretchenwhitmer and @garlin are the partners in Lansing we need to get things done for MI families!" .Twitter . ^a b c d Gray, Kathleen."Congressional Democrats endorse Gretchen Whitmer for Governor" .Detroit Free Press . RetrievedMarch 12, 2018 . ^ "Schwarz: Why Whitmer should be our next leader" .^ Bartkowiak Jr., Dave."Former Michigan Gov. Blanchard Endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Governor" .ClickOnDetroit . Post-Newsweek Stations/Graham Media Group. Archived fromthe original on September 16, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2017 . ^ Gilchrist, Garlin."Enjoyed the opportunity to sit down and engage with the Genesee County Democratic Party and special guest former Lieutenant Governor, Honorable John Cherry. Thank you for building our people power to #StandTALLforMichigan" .Twitter . ^ Granholm, Jennifer."Congratulations to @gretchenwhitmer and to Michiganders who want an honest, fiercely compassionate, salt-of-the-earth fighter for them" .Twitter . ^ Inslee, Jay."Bill Schuette may call her Jennifer, but I'm looking forward to calling @gretchenwhitmer Governor. #migov" .Twitter . ^ Curtis Hertel Jr."Proud to support @gretchenwhitmer for Governor!" .Twitter . ^ "Endorsements" .Gretchen Whitmer for Governor . Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 .^ Whitmer, Gretchen."Thank you Rep. Sneller for your support!" .Twitter . ^ Whitmer, Gretchen."Elections are won through hard work and determination. I'm so grateful for the support of @mayormikeduggan and everyone who put in the work to help us win. Now let's get to work and make sure we do it again in November!" .Twitter . ^ Randick, Michael (November 14, 2017)."Iron Workers Local 25 Endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Governor" .Praise 102.7 . Archived fromthe original on April 15, 2018. RetrievedApril 15, 2018 . ^ Bieber, Ron (April 11, 2018)."Michigan AFL-CIO Endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Governor - Michigan AFL-CIO" .Michigan AFL-CIO . Archived fromthe original on April 15, 2018. RetrievedApril 15, 2018 . ^ Langefeld, Riley (January 16, 2018)."Michigan Education Association endorses Gretchen Whitmer for governor" .The Michigan Daily . ^ "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Michigan State Conference Endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Governor" .Medium.com . RetrievedFebruary 14, 2018 .^ Williams, Dennis (March 19, 2018)."United Automobile Workers Endorse Gretchen Whitmer for Governor" .UAW . Archived fromthe original on April 15, 2018. RetrievedApril 15, 2018 . ^ "Chelsea Handler on Twitter" .X (formerly Twitter) . RetrievedJuly 30, 2018 .^ "Cecile Richards on Twitter" . RetrievedAugust 1, 2018 .^ "ENDORSEMENTS (Bottom of campaign website homepage)" .The Bill Gelineau for Governor Committee . RetrievedSeptember 21, 2018 .^ "Endorsements from Todd Schleiger's website" (PDF) . August 11, 2018. RetrievedAugust 14, 2018 .^a b "Rick Snyder won't endorse Bill Schuette for Michigan governor" .Detroit Free Press .^ Mitchell Research ^ Mitchell Research ^ Change Research ^ Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers), Jennifer Kurkland (G), and Keith Butkovich (Natural Law) with 1% ^ Research Co. ^ Glengariff Group ^ Includes Jennifer Kurkland (G), Keith Butkovich (Natural Law), Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) with 1% ^ Emerson College ^ Mitchell Research ^ Target-Insyght Archived November 7, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) with 2%, Jennifer Kurland (G) with 1%, Keith Butkovich (Natural Law) with 1% ^ EPIC-MRA ^ Michigan State University ^a b ALG Research (D) ^ Includes Jennifer Kurland (G) with 2% ^ Marketing Resource Group Archived October 23, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^a b ALG Research (D) ^a b c Jennifer Kurland (G) ^ Mitchell Research ^ Glengariff Group ^ EPIC-MRA Archived September 28, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Ipsos ^ Target-Insyght [permanent dead link ^ Mitchell Research ^ Strategic National (R) ^ Glengariff Group ^ Includes Jennifer Kurland (G) with 0.8%, Keith Butkovich (NL) with 0.5%, and Todd Schleiger (UST) with 0.5%.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=822587 ^ Gravis Marketing ^ Strategic National (R) ^ Emerson College ^a b Target-Insyght ^ NMB Research (R) ^a b EPIC-MRA ^a b Glengariff Group ^a b Michigan State University ^ EPIC-MRA ^a b EPIC-MRA ^ Emerson College Archived July 31, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Emerson College Archived July 31, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Emerson College Archived July 31, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Emerson College Archived July 31, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ "Campaign finance data" . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2018 .^ "Schuette, Whitmer to debate in Grand Rapids" . September 14, 2018.^ Complete video of debate , October 12, 2018^ "Whitmer and Schuette trade blows in bare-knuckle Grand Rapids debate" .^ "Local 4 to host Bill Schuette, Gretchen Whitmer for" . Archived fromthe original on September 15, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2018 .^ "Governor candidates talk UIA scandal, auto insurance at final debate" . October 25, 2018.^ " . October 25, 2018.^ Complete video of debate , October 24, 2018^ "El-Sayed, Thanedar rally support for Whitmer in governor race" . August 27, 2018.^ "Bill Schuette no longer touts Trump ties, but president's shadow follows" . September 20, 2018. Archived fromthe original on December 31, 2018. RetrievedDecember 30, 2018 .^ DeVito, Lee (September 20, 2018)."Some Republicans are supporting Whitmer over Schuette" .Detroit Metro Times . Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2020. RetrievedDecember 8, 2020 . ^ "Schuette's gay rights record in spotlight amid chamber backlash" .^ "Bill Schuette's record as attorney general should scare the pants off you" .^ "Dra 2020" .Official campaign websites
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