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
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
Court of Appeals
District 1 (six-year term - 2 positions)
District 1 (partial term ending 1/1/2023)
District 2 (six-year term - 3 positions)
District 2 (partial term ending 1/1/2021)
District 3 (six-year term - 2 positions)
District 4 (six-year term)
District 4 (partial term ending 1/1/2023)
Ballot initiatives
Proposal 1
Proposal 1, an initiative to legalize cannabis, was approved 56–44.
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 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.