2014 Michigan elections#Proposal 1 (November)
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2014 Michigan elections
| country = Michigan
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2010 Michigan elections
| previous_year = 2010
| election_date = November 4, 2014
| next_election = 2016 Michigan elections
| next_year = 2016
| registered =
| turnout =
}}
{{ElectionsMI}}A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2014.
Voters elected all four executive officers and both houses of the state legislature, as well as the state's delegations to the U.S. House and one of its two U.S. Senate seats.
As of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, this remains the most recent time that the Republican Party has won any statewide office in Michigan.
Federal elections
= U.S. Senate =
{{main|2014 United States Senate election in Michigan}}
Incumbent Democratic Senator Carl Levin was re-elected in 2008 with 62.7% of the vote. He retired instead of seeking a seventh term. U.S. Representative Gary Peters defeated former secretary of state Terri Lynn Land in the general election.
{{Election box begin |title=2014 United States Senate election in Michigan}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Gary Peters
|votes = 1,704,936
|percentage = 54.61
|change = {{loss}} 8.05
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Terri Lynn Land
|votes = 1,290,199
|percentage = 41.33
|change = {{gain}} 7.48
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Jim Fulner
|votes = 62,897
|percentage = 2.01
|change = {{gain}} 0.44
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = US Taxpayers Party
|candidate = Richard Matkin
|votes = 37,529
|percentage = 1.20
|change = {{gain}} 0.56
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party (US)
|candidate = Chris Wahmhoff
|votes = 26,137
|percentage = 0.84
|change = {{loss}} 0.06
}}{{Election box write-in with party link
|votes = 77
|percentage = 0.00
|change =
}}{{Election box total
|votes = 3,121,775
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= U.S. House =
{{main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! scope=col rowspan=3|District ! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic ! scope=col colspan=2|Republican ! scope=col colspan=2|Others ! scope=col colspan=2|Total ! scope=col rowspan=3|Result{{cite web|last=Haas|first=Karen L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=October 28, 2019|date=March 9, 2015}} | |||||||||
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"| | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"| | scope=col colspan=2| | scope=col colspan=2| | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 1 | 113,263 | 45.28% | 130,414 | 52.14% | 6,454 | 2.58% | 250,131 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 2 | 70,851 | 33.25% | 135,568 | 63.63% | 6,653 | 3.12% | 213,072 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 3 | 84,720 | 39.01% | 125,754 | 57.91% | 6,691 | 3.08% | 217,165 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 4 | 85,777 | 39.09% | 123,962 | 56.50% | 9,684 | 4.41% | 219,423 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|District 5 | 148,182 | 66.71% | 69,222 | 31.16% | 4,734 | 2.13% | 222,138 | 100.00% | align=left|Democratic Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 6 | 84,391 | 40.38% | 116,801 | 55.89% | 7,784 | 3.73% | 208,976 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 7 | 92,083 | 41.17% | 119,564 | 53.45% | 12,038 | 5.38% | 223,685 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 8 | 102,269 | 42.06% | 132,739 | 54.60% | 8,117 | 3.34% | 243,125 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|District 9 | 136,342 | 60.39% | 81,470 | 36.09% | 7,945 | 3.52% | 225,757 | 100.00% | align=left|Democratic Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 10 | 67,143 | 29.36% | 157,069 | 68.68% | 4,480 | 1.96% | 228,692 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 11 | 101,681 | 40.47% | 140,435 | 55.90% | 9,122 | 3.63% | 251,238 | 100.00% | align=left|Republican Hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|District 12 | 134,346 | 65.01% | 64,716 | 31.32% | 7,598 | 3.68% | 206,660 | 100.00% | align=left|Democratic Hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|District 13 | 132,710 | 79.49% | 27,234 | 16.31% | 7,003 | 4.20% | 166,947 | 100.00% | align=left|Democratic Hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|District 14 | 165,272 | 77.79% | 41,801 | 19.67% | 5,395 | 2.54% | 212,468 | 100.00% | align=left|Democratic Hold |
| class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"
| align=left|Total | 1,519,030 | 49.17% | 1,466,749 | 47.47% | 103,698 | 3.36% | 3,089,477 | 100.00% |
State elections
= Governor and lieutenant governor =
{{main|2014 Michigan gubernatorial election}}
Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder was first elected in 2010 with 58.1% of the vote.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Peter Luke {{!}} Bridge |date=2010-11-03 |title=Rick Snyder wins 2010 Michigan governor's race, according to various exit polls |url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2010/11/cnn_exit_polls_call_the_2010_m.html |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=mlive |language=en}} He ran for re-election to a second term and defeated former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer in the closest statewide election in 2014.
{{Election box begin |title=2014 Michigan gubernatorial election{{cite web|url=https://mielections.us/election/results/14GEN/|title=2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014|website=mielections.us|access-date=August 9, 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Rick Snyder (incumbent)
|votes = 1,607,399
|percentage = 50.92
|change = {{loss}} 7.19
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Mark Schauer
|votes = 1,479,057
|percentage = 46.86
|change = {{gain}} 6.96
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Mary Buzuma
|votes = 35,723
|percentage = 1.13
|change = {{gain}} 0.44
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = US Taxpayers Party
|candidate = Mark McFarlin
|votes = 19,368
|percentage = 0.61
|change = {{loss}} 0.04
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party (US)
|candidate = Paul Homeniuk
|votes = 14,934
|percentage = 0.47
|change = {{loss}} 0.17
}}{{Election box write-in with party link
|votes = 50
|percentage = 0.00
|change =
}}{{Election box total
|votes = 3,156,531
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= Secretary of state =
{{main|2014 Michigan Secretary of State election}}
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was first elected in 2010 with 50.7% of the vote. She won re-election to a second term against attorney Godfrey Dillard.
{{Election box begin |title=2014 Michigan Secretary of State election{{cite web |url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14GEN/03000000.html |title=Election Results - General Election - November 4, 2014 |publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=November 24, 2014 |access-date=November 29, 2014 | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201150324/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14GEN/03000000.html |archive-date=December 1, 2014 }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Ruth Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 1,649,047
|percentage = 53.53
|change = {{gain}} 2.85
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Godfrey Dillard
|votes = 1,323,004
|percentage = 42.94
|change = {{loss}} 2.28
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Jamie Lewis
|votes = 61,112
|percentage = 1.98
|change = {{gain}} 0.15
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = US Taxpayers Party
|candidate = Robert Gale
|votes = 34,447
|percentage = 1.12
|change = {{loss}} 0.19
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Natural Law Party (US)
|candidate = Jason Gatties
|votes = 13,185
|percentage = 0.43
|change = New
}}{{Election box total
|votes = 3,080,795
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= Attorney general =
{{main|2014 Michigan Attorney General election}}
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was first elected in 2010 with 52.6% of the vote. He won re-election to a second term against MSU law professor Mark Totten.
{{Election box begin |title=2014 Michigan Attorney General election{{cite web | url=http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14GEN/04000000.html |title=Election Results - General Election - November 4, 2014 |publisher=Michigan Department of State |date=November 24, 2014 |access-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201150338/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/14GEN/04000000.html |archive-date=December 1, 2014 }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Bill Schuette (incumbent)
|votes = 1,603,471
|percentage = 52.11
|change = {{loss}} 0.48
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Mark Totten
|votes = 1,359,839
|percentage = 44.19
|change = {{gain}} 0.71
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Justin Altman
|votes = 57,345
|percentage = 1.86
|change = {{loss}} 0.08
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = US Taxpayers Party
|candidate = Gerald Van Sickle
|votes = 30,762
|percentage = 1.00
|change = {{loss}} 0.94
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party (US)
|candidate = John La Pietra
|votes = 25,747
|percentage = 0.84
|change = New
}}{{Election box total
|votes = 3,077,164
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= Board of education =
{{Election box begin no change |title=2014 Michigan Board of Education election{{cite web |title=MI State Board of Education Race - Nov 04, 2014 |date=December 28, 2015 |work=Our Campaigns |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=810087}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Pamela Pugh Smith
|votes = 1,368,790
|percentage = 24.47
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Casandra E. Ulbrich (incumbent)
|votes = 1,309,760
|percentage = 23.42
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Maria Carl
|votes = 1,279,122
|percentage = 22.87
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Jonathan Tade Williams
|votes = 1,206,419
|percentage = 21.57
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Kimberly Moore
|votes = 114,666
|percentage = 2.05
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = US Taxpayers Party
|candidate = John Adams
|votes = 82,511
|percentage = 1.48
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (US)
|candidate = Gregory Scott Stempfle
|votes = 75,702
|percentage = 1.35
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = US Taxpayers Party
|candidate = Karen Adams
|votes = 65,828
|percentage = 1.18
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Green Party (US)
|candidate = Sherry A. Wells
|votes = 60,516
|percentage = 1.08
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Natural Law Party (US)
|candidate = Nikki Mattson
|votes = 30,099
|percentage = 0.54
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 5,593,413
|percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
|winner = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}
= State legislature =
{{main|2014 Michigan Senate election|2014 Michigan House of Representatives election}}
All seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. The Senate elects its members to four year terms, while the House of Representatives members are elected to two year terms. Republicans retained control of both chambers and made small gains in seats.{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| +colspan=5 | Senate |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Before ! After ! Change |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | 26 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 27 | {{gain}} 1 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" |
| 12 | 11 | {{loss}} 1 |
| colspan=2 | Total
| 38 | 38 | |
{{col-break}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| +colspan=5 | House of Representatives |
| colspan=2 | Party
! Before ! After ! Change |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" |
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | 59 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 63 | {{gain}} 4 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" |
| 51 | 47 | {{loss}} 4 |
| colspan=2 | Total
| 110 | 110 | |
{{col-end}}
= Supreme Court =
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2014 Michigan Supreme Court election
| country = Michigan
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Michigan elections#Supreme court
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2016 Michigan elections#Supreme Court
| next_year = 2016
| seats_for_election = 3 seats of the Supreme Court of Michigan
| election_date = {{Start date|2014|11|4}}
| party1 = Michigan Republican Party
| last_election1 = 5
| seats1 = 2
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| party2 = Michigan Democratic Party
| last_election2 = 2
| seats2 = 1
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| map_image =
| map_caption =
}}
== General election ==
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2014 Michigan Associate Justice election (Full term)
| country = Michigan
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Michigan elections#Supreme Court
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2022 Michigan elections#Supreme Court
| next_year = 2022
| election_date = November 4, 2014
| image1 =
| party1 = Nonpartisan politician
| candidate1 = Brian K. Zahra
| popular_vote1 = 1,450,326
| percentage1 = 32.19%
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Richard H. Bernstein
| party2 = Nonpartisan politician
| popular_vote2 = 1,301,254
| percentage2 = 28.88%
| map_image = MI Associate Justice 2015-2023.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Zahra: {{legend0|#FFDAC1|20–30%}} {{legend0|#FFCCA9|30–40%}}
Bernstein: {{legend0|#ACF2F2|30–40%}}
| title = Justice
}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2014 Michigan Supreme Court election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Brian K. Zahra (incumbent)
|votes = 1,450,326
|percentage = 32.19
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Richard H. Bernstein
|votes = 1,301,254
|percentage = 28.88
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = James Robert Redford
|votes = 934,029
|percentage = 20.73
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Bill Murphy
|votes = 637,741
|percentage = 14.15
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Doug Dern
|votes = 182,543
|percentage = 4.05
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 4,505,893
|percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Michigan Republican Party
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Michigan Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
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== Special election ==
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2014 Michigan Supreme Court Associate Justice (Term ending 01/01/2017) election
| country = Michigan
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 Michigan elections#Supreme Court
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2016 Michigan elections#Associate Justice (Full term)
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = November 4, 2014
| image1 =
| party1 = Nonpartisan politician
| candidate1 = David Viviano
| popular_vote1 = 1,521,035
| percentage1 = 62.14%
| image2 =
| candidate2 = Deborah Thomas
| party2 = Nonpartisan politician
| popular_vote2 = 706,971
| percentage2 = 28.88%
| map_image = MI Associate Justice 2015-2017.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Viviano: {{legend0|#FFB580|40–50%}} {{legend0|#FF9A50|50–60%}} {{legend0|#EE8E50|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D69850|70–80%}}
| title = Justice
| before_election = David Viviano
| after_election = David Viviano
}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2014 Michigan Supreme Court special election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = David Viviano (incumbent)
|votes = 1,521,035
|percentage = 62.14
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Deborah Thomas
|votes = 706,971
|percentage = 28.88
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Kerry Morgan
|votes = 219,892
|percentage = 8.98
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,447,898
|percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Michigan Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{clear}}
Ballot measures
{{Infobox referendum
| name = Proposal 1 (August)
| title = Eliminate Personal Property Tax
| yes = 863459
| no = 382770
| total = 1246229
| map = MI Proposal 1 2014.svg
| map_size = 300px
| mapcaption =
County results
{{col-begin}}
Yes
{{legend|#47729E|70–80% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{col-end}}
| mapdivision =
| notes =
}}
= Proposal 1 (August) =
{{Referendum
| title = Proposal 1 (August)
Eliminate Personal Property Tax
| yes = 863,459
| yespct = 69.29
| no = 382,770
| nopct = 30.71
| total = 1,246,229
}}
{{Clear}}
{{Infobox referendum
| name = Proposal 1 (November)
| title = A referendum to uphold the legalization of wolf hunting
| yes = 1318080
| no = 1606328
| total = 2924408
| map = MI Proposal 1 2014 November.svg
| map_size = 300px
| mapcaption =
County results
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
Yes
{{legend|#28497C|80–90% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#47729E|70–80% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{col-2}}
No
{{legend|#BCBC83|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{col-end}}
| mapdivision =
| notes =
}}
= Proposal 1 (November) =
{{Referendum
| title = Proposal 1 (November)
A referendum to uphold the legalization of wolf hunting
| yes = 1,318,080
| yespct = 45.07
| no = 1,606,328
| nopct = 54.93
| total = 2,924,408
| source =
}}
{{Clear}}
{{Infobox referendum
| name = Proposal 2
| title = A referendum to uphold a law allowing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to classify game animals and hunting seasons
| yes = 1051426
| no = 1856603
| total = 2908029
| map = MI Proposal 2 2014.svg
| map_size = 300px
| mapcaption =
County results
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
Yes
{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{col-2}}
No
{{legend|#8B8B54|70–80% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#BCBC83|60–70% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60% |border=1px #AAAAAA solid}}
{{col-end}}
| mapdivision =
| notes =
}}
= Proposal 2 =
{{Referendum
| title = Proposal 2
A referendum to uphold a law allowing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to classify game animals and hunting seasons
| yes = 1,051,426
| yespct = 36.16
| no = 1,856,603
| nopct = 63.84
| total = 2,908,029
| source =
}}
{{Clear}}