President/Vice President - Michigan vote
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D-Chicago, IL/Wilmington, DE) (i) 2,457,846 54%
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (R-Belmont, MA/Janesville, WI) 2,079,268 45%
Virgil Goode/James Clymer (T-Rocky Mount, VA/Millersville, PA) 16,463 0%
Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala (G-Lexington, MA/Philadelphia, PA) 20,855 0%
Ross Anderson/Luis Rodriguez (N-Salt Lake City, UT/San Frenando, CA) 5,045 0%
U.S. Senate - Michigan
Debbie Stabenow (D-East Lansing) (i) 2,625,394 58%
Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland) 1,733,133 38%
Scotty Boman (L-Detroit) 83,043 2%
Richard Matkin (T-Hazel Park) 25,331 1%
Harley Mikkelson (G-Caro) 27,412 1%
John Little (N-Ann Arbor) 11,000 0%
Pete Hoekstra has been accused by his opponents for wanting to "gut Medicare" and turn it into a voucher program, similar to Paul Ryan's plan, while Debbie Stabenow has been nicknamed "Debbie Spenditnow" by opponents
U.S. Congress, District MI-01
Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) (i) 166,833 49%
Gary McDowell (D-Rudyard) 164,536 47%
Emily Salvette (L-Ann Arbor) 10,917 3%
Ellis Boal (G-Charlevoix) 4,156 1%
U.S. Congress, District MI-05
Dan Kildee (D-Flint) 198,980 64%
Jim Slezak (R-Davison) 99,909 32%
David Davenport (I-Flint) 6,411 2%
Greg Creswell (L-Detroit) 4,872 2%
Incumbent Dale Kildee (D-Flint) opted not to run for re-election.
U.S. Congress, District MI-10
Candice Miller (R-Harrison Twp) (i) 226,151 69%
Chuck Stadler (D-Vassar) 98,058 30%
Bhagwan Dashairya (L-Westland) 4,796 1%
U.S. Congress, District MI-11 (full term)
Kerry Bentivolio (R-Milford) 182,603 51%
Syed Taj (D-Canton) 159,780 44%
John Tatar (L-Livonia) 9,679 3%
Steven Duke (G-Jonesville) 4,590 1%
Daniel Johnson (N-East Lansing) 3,262 1%
48th District State House
Pam Faris (D-Clio) 25,314 64%
Jeff Woolman (R-Davison) 14,520 36%
Incumbent Richard Hammel (D-Mt Morris Twp), whose location was moved to the 49th District, cannot run again due to term limits.
Pam Faris is actually former Lt. Governor John Cherry's wife, who had previously served on the Mott Community College Board of Trustees, and barely won the August Democratic state primary.
51st District State House
Joseph Graves (R-Linden) (i) 24,515 55%
Steven Losey (D-Linden) 20,373 45%
The previously elected officeholder for this district, Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc), was recalled in November 2011.
81st District State House
Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway) 20,929 54%
Patrick Phelan (D-Marine City) 17,945 46%
Incumbent Jud Gilbert (R-Algonac) cannot run again due to term limits.
82nd District State House
Kevin Daley (R-Lum) (i) 24,471 59%
John Nugent (D-Lapeer) 17.028 41%
Considering all the John Nugent signs I saw, and the attacks by him against Daley, mainly accusing him of being anti-public education, I was expecting Nugent to win. This will be Daley's third and final term.
83rd District State House
Paul Muxlow (R-Brown City) (i) 19,647 56%
Carol Campbell (D-Lexington) 15,684 44%
84th District State House
Terry Brown (D-Pigeon) 21,608 53%
Dan Grimshaw (R-Vassar) 15,654 38%
Ed Canfield (I-Sebeawing) 3,804 9%
Incumbent Kurt Damrow (R-Port Austin) was defeated in the primary.
I was expecting this race to go to Brown. Since he previously served two terms in the House before being defeated in 2010, this will be his third and final term.
Lapeer County Sheriff
Ron Kalanquin (R) (i) 22,440
Jeff Fick (D) 19,252
Kalanquin won the GOP state primary in August against corrections deputy Mike Gepfrey in a relatively close race, while Fick won the Democratic primary in a huge landslide. During the primary season, the Kalanquin vs. Gepfrey race was heavily contested and heated, with numerous attacks coming from both candidates against the other.
Marathon Township Supervisor
Fred Moorhouse (D) (i) 1,132 53%
Troy McDowell (R) 641 30%
Dale A. Fuller (I) 366 17%
Marathon Township Treasurer
Sandi Glesenkamp (D) (i) 1,371 75%
Pam Jaksa (I) 460 25%
Marathon Township Trustee (2 positions)
Jim Chaffer (D) (i) 1,171 37%
Karen Webber (D) 1,114 35%
Bill Sickner (R) 917 29%
Incumbent Kathy RaCosta (D) did not run for re-election.
The incumbent for township clerk, Dawn Johnson (D), ran unopposed.
Michigan Supreme Court (2 positions)
Bridget Mary McCormack (D) 1,483,343 23%
Stephen Markman (R) (i) 1,476,456 23%
Colleen O'Brien (R) 1,368,614 22%
Connie Marie Kelley (D) 1,356,233 21%
Kerry Morgan (L) 258,999 4%
Doug Dern (NLP) 216,591 3%
Bob Roddis (L) 178,818 3%
This is a nonpartisan race, even though the candidates are nominated at party conventions. The Democrat-nominated candidates, including the partial-term nominee Shelia Johnson (see below) have been pitched as protecting families and children, while the Republican nominees (including the partial-term nominee below) have all been accused of siding with the insurance companies 100% of the time in their rulings. Supporters of the Republican candidates claim that they will rule according to the law and not legislate from the bench.
Michigan Supreme Court - Partial Term ending Jan. 1, 2015
Brian Zahra (R) (i) 1,724,246 50%
Shelia Johnson (D) 1,419,890 41%
Mindy Barry (T) 303,512 9%
Again, this race is nonpartisan. Mindy Barry has been accused of being a "fake" candidate by the Michigan Democratic Party for having worked with Republicans and voting in Republican primaries in the past. The MDP also accused her candidacy of drawing votes away from their own female candidates.
State Proposal 1 - Keep Gov. Snyder's Emergency Manager law
Yes 2,104,177 48%
No 2,308,146 52%
This is a veto referendum, in this case which the Snyder-supported Emergency Financial Manager law (PA 4 of 2011) was put up to voters to decide whether to keep it. A Yes vote would keep PA 4, while the winning No vote repealed this law altogether. The previous Emergency Manager law, PA 72 of 1990, has been reinstated.
State Proposal 2 - Add collective bargaining to State Constitution ("Protect Working Families")
Yes 1,888,979 42%
No 2,599,004 58%
Kind of surprised at this result, considering how powerful unions are in Michigan, and the extensive ad campaign backing this proposal, some of the ads even claiming this would "protect our children".
State Proposal 3 - Amend State Constitution to increase renewable energy mandates ("Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs")
Yes 1,673,796 37%
No 2,827,919 63%
State Proposal 4 - Amend State Constitution to maintain forced union dues of home health care providers ("Safe, Affordable, Quality Home Care")
Yes 1,922,833 43%
No 2,526,139 57%
I'm also very surprised this one went down too, considering the extensive ad campaign supporting this, featuring elderly home care patients. I saw very little advertising from the opposite side.
State Proposal 5 - Require 2/3 majority for tax increases ("Michigan Alliance For Prosperity")
Yes 1,383,439 31%
No 3,046,514 69%
State Proposal 6 - Require voter approval for new border-crossing bridges ("The People Should Decide")
Yes 1,807,332 40%
No 2,657,968 60%
Same reaction on my part to this one as with 2 and 4, again because of the extensive ad campaign by Matty Moroun (who was the primary backer of this proposal, as well as Prop 5.)
Lapeer County Dept. of Veterans Affairs Millage
Yes 21,777 55%
No 17,894 45%