# 2018 Michigan elections

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The Michigan general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, throughout Michigan. The Democrats swept all of the statewide offices formerly held by the Republicans.

## Federal
### Congress
#### Senate

Incumbent Democratic senator Debbie Stabenow won re-election to a fourth term.

#### House of Representatives

Democrats gained two House seats in the United States House of Representatives, giving Michigan's House delegation an even split with seven Democrats and seven Republicans.

## State
### Executive
#### Governor and lieutenant governor

The Democratic ticket of Gretchen Whitmer and Garlin Gilchrist won the races for governor and lieutenant governor. This was a Democratic gain.

#### Secretary of state

Former Wayne State University Law School dean Jocelyn Benson was elected secretary of state, which was a Democratic gain. She became the first Democratic Michigan Secretary of State since 1995.

#### Attorney general

Detroit-based attorney Dana Nessel was elected Michigan attorney general, becoming the first Democratic attorney general in 16 years.

#### State Board of Education

Michigan State Board of Education, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic Party | Judith Pritchett | 1,830,312 | 25.2 |
| | Democratic Party | Tiffany Tilley | 1,743,379 | 24.0 |
| | Republican Party | Tami Carlone | 1,615,129 | 22.3 |
| | Republican Party | Richard Zeile (incumbent) | 1,473,904 | 20.3 |
| | Working Class Party | Mary Anne Hering | 125,693 | 1.7 |
| | Libertarian Party | Scott Boman | 125,309 | 1.7 |
| | Working Class Party | Logan Smith | 91,077 | 1.3 |
| | Libertarian Party | John Tatar | 80,414 | 1.1 |
| | U.S. Taxpayers Party | Karen Adams | 72,639 | 1.0 |
| | Green Party | Sherry A. Wells | 61,493 | 0.8 |
| | U.S. Taxpayers Party | Douglas Levesque | 32,326 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,251,675 | 100.0 |

### Legislature
#### Senate

All 38 seats in the Michigan Senate were up for election in 2018. Democrats gained five seats, but Republicans still control 22 seats in the Michigan Senate.

#### House of Representatives

All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Democrats gained five seats, but Republicans still control the Michigan House with 58 Republicans and 52 Democrats.

### Judiciary
#### Supreme Court

Two seats on the Michigan Supreme Court were up for election in 2018. Justice Kurt Wilder, who was appointed by Governor Snyder to replace retiring justice Robert P. Young Jr., and Justice Beth Clement, who was named by Governor Snyder to replace Justice Joan Larsen after the latter was confirmed to a seat on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in November, 2017, were eligible to run for re-election. The two winners of the election were Clement and Megan Cavanagh, who unseated Wilder.

##### Candidates

* Samuel Bagenstos (Democratic), law professor at University of Michigan
* Megan Cavanagh (Democratic), appellate lawyer at Garan Lucow Miller P.C
* Elizabeth Clement (Republican), incumbent associate justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan
* Doug Dern (Natural Law), private law practice owner
* Kerry Lee Morgan (Libertarian), counsel at Pentiuk, Couvreur & Kobiljak, P.C.
* Kurtis Wilder (Republican), incumbent associate justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan

##### Results

2018 Michigan Supreme Court Associate Justice (2 seats) election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Clement (incumbent) | 1,871,462 | 29.88% |
| | Nonpartisan | Megan Cavanagh | 1,584,512 | 25.30% |
| | Nonpartisan | Kurtis Wilder (incumbent) | 1,519,394 | 24.26% |
| | Nonpartisan | Samuel Bagenstos | 717,062 | 11.45% |
| | Nonpartisan | Kerry Lee Morgan | 360,858 | 5.76% |
| | Nonpartisan | Doug Dern | 209,103 | 3.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,445,563 | 100.0% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

#### Court of Appeals
##### District 1 (six-year term - 2 positions)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Kirsten Frank Kelly | Kirsten Frank Kelly | 572,883 | 56.1 |
| Michael Riordan | Michael Riordan | 447,658 | 43.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,020,541 | 100.0 |

##### District 1 (partial term ending 1/1/2023)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thomas Cameron | Thomas Cameron | 591,516 | 100.00 |

##### District 2 (six-year term - 3 positions)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Kathleen Jansen | Kathleen Jansen | 592,091 | 34.2 |
| Elizabeth L. Gleicher | Elizabeth L. Gleicher | 570,856 | 33.0 |
| Deborah Servitto | Deborah Servitto | 566,771 | 32.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,729,718 | 100.0 |

##### District 2 (partial term ending 1/1/2021)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jonathan Tukel | Jonathan Tukel | 683,743 | 100.00 |

##### District 3 (six-year term - 2 positions)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jane M. Beckering | Jane M. Beckering | 678,505 | 52.1 |
| Douglas Shapiro | Douglas Shapiro | 622,681 | 47.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,301,186 | 100.0 |

##### District 4 (six-year term)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Stephen L. Borrello | Stephen L. Borrello | 744,970 | 100.00 |

##### District 4 (partial term ending 1/1/2023)

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Brock Swartzle | Brock Swartzle | 730,278 | 100.00 |

## Ballot initiatives
### Proposal 1

Proposal 1, an initiative to legalize cannabis, was approved 56–44.
Proposal 1 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 2,356,422 | 55.9 |
| No | 1,859,675 | 44.1 |
| Total votes | 4,216,097 | 100.00 |

### Proposal 2

Proposal 2 was an initiative to transfer the power to draw state Legislative districts and US Congressional districts from the state legislature to an independent redistricting commission. The proposal passed 61–39.
Proposal 2 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 2,516,998 | 61.3 |
| No | 1,590,638 | 38.7 |
| Total votes | 4,107,636 | 100.00 |

### Proposal 3

Proposal 3, an initiative to add voting policies such as same-day registration and straight-ticket voting to the state constitution, was approved 67–33.
Proposal 3 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 2,772,301 | 66.9 |
| No | 1,370,662 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | 4,142,963 | 100.00 |