# 2010 Michigan Senate election

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The 2010 Michigan Senate elections were held on November 2 of that year, with partisan primaries to determine each party's nominees on August 3. The election was the last contested under constituency boundaries drawn as a result of the 2000 U.S. Census, and members served in the 96th and 97th Legislatures.

## Term-limited Senators

State Senators are only allowed to serve two four-year terms, a maximum of eight years. The following Senators were not eligible to run for a new term in 2010:
* Sen. Jim Barcia (D-31st District)

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Likely R | November 1, 2010 |

## Results

All results below are from the certified election results posted by the secretary of state.
1st District (Wayne County (south and east Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Coleman Young II | 40,122 | 93.27 |
| | Republican | Dakeisha Harwick | 2,895 | 6.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,017 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2nd District (Wayne (Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bert Johnson | 34,858 | 65.62 |
| | Republican | John Chouinard | 17,459 | 32.86 |
| | Libertarian | Gregory Creswell | 808 | 1.52 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,125 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
3rd District (Wayne County (west Detroit; excluding northwest, southwest and far east Dearborn; Melvindale; River Rouge)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Morris Hood III | 43,849 | 78.52 |
| | Republican | Doug Mitchell | 11,994 | 21.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,843 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
4th District (Wayne County (northwest and west Detroit, northeast Dearborn Heights)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Virgil Smith | 42,722 | 94.47 |
| | Republican | Frederick Robinson II | 1,241 | 2.74 |
| | Independent | D. Etta Wilcoxon | 931 | 2.06 |
| | Libertarian | Raymond Warner | 329 | 0.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,223 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
5th District (Wayne County (excluding northeast and southeast Dearborn Heights, excluding east Dearborn, Inkster)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tupac Hunter (incumbent) | 44,055 | 83.26 |
| | Republican | Bonnie Patrick | 8,856 | 16.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,911 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
6th District (Wayne County (Livonia, Redford Township, Westland, Garden City)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Glenn Anderson (incumbent) | 46,471 | 55.67 |
| | Republican | John Pastor | 37,001 | 44.33 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,472 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
7th District (Wayne County (Northville-excluding portion outside county, Northville Township, Plymouth, Canton Township, Van Buren Township, Belleville, Sumpter Township, Huron Township, Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Trenton, Grosse Ile Township, Gibraltar, Rockwood)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patrick Colbeck | 55,284 | 52.24 |
| | Democratic | Kathleen Law | 43,173 | 40.79 |
| | Independent | John Stewart | 5,508 | 5.20 |
| | Libertarian | Marlin Brandys | 1,134 | 1.07 |
| | Independent | Michael Kheibari | 734 | 0.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,833 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
8th District (Wayne County (Wayne, Romulus, Taylor, Allen Park, Melvindale, Lincoln Park, Ecorse, Southgate, Wyandotte, Riverview)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hoon-Yung Hopgood | 37,845 | 54.92 |
| | Republican | Ken Larkin | 25,280 | 36.68 |
| | Independent | Neil Sawicki | 4,697 | 6.82 |
| | Libertarian | Loel Gnadt | 1,093 | 1.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,915 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
9th District (Macomb County (Fraser, Warren, Center Line, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steven Bieda | 42,039 | 54.34 |
| | Republican | Michael Ennis | 33,258 | 42.99 |
| | Green | Richard Kuszmar | 2,072 | 2.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,369 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
10th District (Macomb County (Sterling Heights, Utica, Clinton Township, Roseville)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tory Rocca | 44,486 | 54.35 |
| | Democratic | Paul Gieleghem | 37,369 | 45.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,855 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
11th District (Macomb County (all municipalities north of [and excluding] Utica, Sterling Heights and Clinton Township; Harrison Township; Mount Clemens)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Brandenburg | 65,403 | 65.69 |
| | Democratic | Jim Ayres | 34,166 | 34.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,569 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
12th District (Oakland County (Oxford Township, Addison Township, Independence Township, Clarkston, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Lake Angelus, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Marleau | 56,894 | 60.90 |
| | Democratic | Casandra Ulbrich | 36,526 | 39.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,420 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
13th District (Oakland (Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Berkley)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Pappageorge (incumbent) | 62,324 | 59.27 |
| | Democratic | Aaron Bailey | 42,830 | 40.73 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,154 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
14th District (Oakland (Farmington Hills, Farmington, Southfield Township, Lathrup Village, Southfield, Oak Park, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Vincent Gregory | 62,863 | 64.66 |
| | Republican | Michael Peters | 31,944 | 32.86 |
| | Green | Karen Anne Shelley | 2,415 | 2.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,222 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
15th District (Oakland (Holly Township, Rose Township, Highland Township, White Lake Township, Milford Township, Commerce Township, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake, Wixom, Lyon Township, South Lyon, Novi, Novi Township, Northville-excluding portion outside county)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Kowall | 65,216 | 62.44 |
| | Democratic | Pam Jackson | 39,233 | 37.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,449 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
16th District (St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bruce Caswell | 47,504 | 64.47 |
| | Democratic | Doug Spade | 26,181 | 35.53 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,685 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
17th District (Jackson (Grass Lake Township, Leoni Township, Norvell Township, Summit Township), Monroe, Washtenaw (Bridgewater Township, Lodi Township, Manchester Township, most of Pittsfield Township, most of Milan, Saline, Saline Township, York Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Randy Richardville (incumbent) | 51,657 | 59.33 |
| | Democratic | John Spencer | 32,980 | 37.88 |
| | Libertarian | Ronald Muszynski | 2,425 | 2.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,062 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
18th District (Washtenaw (Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lyndon Township, Northfield Township, small part of Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Scio Township, Sharon Township, Superior Township, Sylvan Township, Webster Township, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rebekah Warren | 60,333 | 65.51 |
| | Republican | John Hochstetler | 31,771 | 34.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,104 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
19th District (Calhoun, Jackson (excluding Summit Township, Leoni Township, Grass Lake Township, Norvell Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Nofs (incumbent) | 46,543 | 63.58 |
| | Democratic | Brenda Abbey | 26,657 | 36.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,200 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
20th District (Kalamazoo, Van Buren (Antwerp Township, Paw Paw Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tonya Schuitmaker | 47,680 | 58.01 |
| | Democratic | Bobby Hopewell | 34,507 | 41.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,187 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
21st District (Berrien, Cass, Van Buren (excluding Paw Paw Township, Antwerp Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Proos | 49,818 | 66.53 |
| | Democratic | Scott Elliott | 25,062 | 33.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 74,880 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
22nd District (Ingham (Bunker Hill Township, Leslie, Leslie Township, Mason, Stockbridge Township, Vevay Township), Livingston, Shiawassee) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Hune | 65,170 | 66.71 |
| | Democratic | Chuck Fellows | 29,325 | 30.02 |
| | Libertarian | Todd Richardson | 3,201 | 3.29 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,696 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
23rd District (Ingham (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Delhi Charter Township, East Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Leroy Township, Locke Township, Meridian Township, Onondaga Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township, Williamston, Williamston Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) | 49,990 | 63.99 |
| | Republican | Kyle Haubrich | 28,133 | 36.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,123 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
24th District (Allegan, Barry, Eaton) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Jones | 64,039 | 65.68 |
| | Democratic | Michelle Disano | 30,052 | 30.82 |
| | Libertarian | Bradley Cook | 3,413 | 3.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,504 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
25th District (Lapeer, St. Clair) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Phil Pavlov | 53,342 | 66.90 |
| | Democratic | John Nugent | 26,393 | 33.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,735 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
26th District (Genesee (Atlas Township, Burton, Clio, Davison, Davison Township, Forest Township, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc Township, Mount Morris, Mount Morris Township, Richfield Township, Thetford Township, Vienna Township), Oakland (Brandon Township, Groveland Township, Springfield Township, Waterford Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Robertson | 49,700 | 55.00 |
| | Democratic | Paula Zelenko | 36,231 | 40.10 |
| | Independent | Mark Sanborn | 4,427 | 4.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,358 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
27th District (Genesee (Argentine Township, Clayton Township, Fenton, Fenton Township, Flint, Flint Township, Flushing, Flushing Township, Gaines Township, Genesee Township, Linden, Montrose Township, Mandy Township, Swartz Creek)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Gleason (incumbent) | 51,666 | 66.45 |
| | Republican | Vernon Molnar | 23,920 | 30.76 |
| | Libertarian | Pat Clawson | 2,168 | 2.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,754 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
28th District (Kent (Ada Township, Algoma Township, Alpine Township, Bowne Township, Byron Township, Caledonia Township, Cannon Township, Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, East Grand Rapids, Gaines Township, Grand Rapids Township, Nelson Township, Oakfield Township, Plainfield Township, Rockford, Solon Township, Spencer Township, Tyrone Township, Walker, Wyoming)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Jansen (incumbent) | 74,529 | 71.75 |
| | Democratic | Robin Golden | 26,276 | 25.30 |
| | Libertarian | Jamie Lewis | 3,069 | 2.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,874 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
29th District (Kent (Cascade Township, Grand Rapids, Grattan Township, Kentwood, Lowell, Lowell Township, Vergennes Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Hildenbrand | 41,042 | 51.77 |
| | Democratic | David LaGrand | 36,830 | 46.46 |
| | Libertarian | Bill Gelineau | 1,406 | 1.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,278 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
30th District (Ottawa, Kent (Grandville, Sparta Township)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Arlan Meekhof | 74,409 | 76.30 |
| | Democratic | John Chester | 20,061 | 20.57 |
| | Libertarian | Bruce Campbell | 3,058 | 3.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,528 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
31st District (Arenac, Bay, Tuscola, Huron, and Sanilac Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Green | 51,678 | 58.52 |
| | Democratic | Jeff Mayes | 36,629 | 41.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,307 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
32nd District (Gratiot and Saginaw Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Roger Kahn, M.D. (incumbent) | 43,577 | 55.45 |
| | Democratic | Debasish Mridha, M.D. | 32,692 | 41.60 |
| | Constitution | Keith Beyerlein | 1,618 | 2.06 |
| | Libertarian | Albert Chia | 702 | 0.89 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,589 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
33rd District (Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Judy Emmons | 50,222 | 64.53 |
| | Democratic | James Hoisington | 25,206 | 32.39 |
| | Libertarian | Joshua Lillie | 2,403 | 3.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,831 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
34th District (Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Goeff Hansen | 49,065 | 58.11 |
| | Democratic | Mary Valentine | 33,261 | 39.39 |
| | Libertarian | Nicholas Sundquist | 2,108 | 2.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,434 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
35th District (Benzie, Clare, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mecosta, Missaukee, Osceola, Roscommon, Wexford Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Darwin L. Booher | 56,318 | 62.81 |
| | Democratic | Roger Dunigan | 30,819 | 34.37 |
| | Libertarian | Allitta Hren | 2,521 | 2.81 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,658 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
36th District (Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Moolenaar | 56,634 | 63.79 |
| | Democratic | Andy Neumann | 32,154 | 36.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,788 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
37th District (Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Charlevoix, Antrim, and Grand Traverse Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Howard Walker | 62,697 | 64.76 |
| | Democratic | Bob Carr | 34,122 | 35.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,819 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
38th District (Keweenaw, Houghton, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Baraga, Iron, Marquette, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta, Alger, Schoolcraft and Luce Counties) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Casperson | 49,868 | 55.91 |
| | Democratic | Michael Lahti | 39,320 | 44.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,188 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 27th District by-election

State Senator John Gleason resigned his seat to accept election as the Genesee County Clerk. This triggered a by-election, which was held May 7, 2013. Jim Ananich won the special election with 75.27% of the vote.
By-election in the 27th State Senate District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Ananich | 8,728 | 75.27 |
| | Republican | Robert J. Daunt | 2,640 | 22.77 |
| | Libertarian | Robert Nicholls | 143 | 1.23 |
| | Green | Bobby Jones | 80 | 0.69 |
| | Write-In | | 4 | 0.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,595 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |