2018 Michigan Senate election
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The Michigan Senate elections of 2018 took place on November 6, 2018, alongside elections for Michigan's governor, Class I United States Senator, attorney general, and secretary of state, as well as elections for Michigan's 14 seats in the United States House of Representatives and all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives, to elect the 38 members that would comprise the Michigan Senate. The Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018. The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Green Party, and Natural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions.
Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state senate may serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms. Michigan has what are considered the toughest term limits in the country. After the 2018 midterm elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House would be forced to leave office because of term limits. The following members are prevented by term limits from seeking re-election to the Senate in 2018. This list does not include members that are eligible for re-election, but instead chose to seek other office or to retire.
Democrats (7)
- 1st District: Coleman Young II
- 2nd District: Bert Johnson
- 3rd District: Morris Hood III
- 6th District: Hoon-Yung Hopgood
- 9th District: Steve Bieda
- 11th District: Vincent Gregory
- 18th District: Rebekah Warren
Republicans (19)
- 7th District: Patrick Colbeck
- 8th District: Jack Brandenburg
- 10th District: Tory Rocca
- 12th District: Jim Marleau
- 14th District: David B. Robertson
- 15th District: Mike Kowall
- 19th District: Mike Nofs
- 21st District: John Proos
- 22nd District: Joe Hune
- 24th District: Rick Jones
- 25th District: Phil Pavlov
- 26th District: Tonya Schuitmaker
- 29th District: Dave Hildenbrand
- 30th District: Arlan Meekhof
- 31st District: Mike Green
- 33rd District: Judy Emmons
- 34th District: Goeff Hansen
- 35th District: Darwin L. Booher
- 38th District: Tom Casperson
Results
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 12, 0.78% (gain)
- District 13, 2.78% (gain)
- District 7, 3.22% (gain)
- District 15, 3.38%
- District 34, 4.41%
- District 10, 4.79%
Predictions
General election
Pending official certification by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, the following candidates, listed alphabetically, advanced to the November general election.
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
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- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Maps
Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district
Support for Republican Party candidates by district
Support for Democratic Party candidates by district
