2020 Michigan elections
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This is a list of elections in the US state of Michigan in 2020. The office of the Michigan Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting.[1]
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November 3, 2020
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To vote by mail, registered Michigan voters must request a ballot by October 30, 2020.[2] As of early October some 2,760,076 voters had requested mail ballots.[3]
Federal offices
President of the United States
The nominees for the presidential election were Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Jo Jorgensen.
United States Senate
Gary Peters (incumbent, D) ran against John James (R), in addition to Marcia Squier (G), Doug Dern (Natural Law Party), and Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan).[4]
United States House of Representatives
Michigan voters elected 14 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the general election, one from each of the 14 congressional districts.[5]
| District | Democratic nominee | Republican nominee | Libertarian nominee | Green nominee | U.S. Taxpayers nominee | Working Class nominee |
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| District 1 | Dana Alan Ferguson | Jack Bergman, incumbent | Ben Boren | |||
| District 2 | Bryan Berghoef | Bill Huizenga, incumbent | Max Riekse | Jean-Michel Creviere | Gerald T. Van Sickle | |
| District 3 | Hillary Scholten | Peter Meijer | ||||
| District 4 | Jerry Hilliard | John Moolenaar, incumbent | David Canny | Amy Slepr | ||
| District 5 | Dan Kildee, incumbent | Tim Kelly | James Harris | Kathy Goodwin | ||
| District 6 | Jon Hoadley | Fred Upton, incumbent | Jeff DePoy | John Lawrence | ||
| District 7 | Gretchen Driskell | Tim Walberg, incumbent | ||||
| District 8 | Elissa Slotkin, incumbent | Paul Junge | Joe Hartman | |||
| District 9 | Andy Levin, incumbent | Charles Langworthy | Mike Saliba | Andrea Kirby | ||
| District 10 | Kimberly Bizon | Lisa McClain | ||||
| District 11 | Haley Stevens, incumbent | Eric Esshaki | Leonard Schwartz | |||
| District 12 | Debbie Dingell, incumbent | Jeff Jones | Gary Walkowicz | |||
| District 13 | Rashida Tlaib, incumbent | David Dudenhoefer | D. Etta Wilcoxin | Articia Bomer | Sam Johnson | |
| District 14 | Brenda Lawrence, incumbent | Robert Vance Patrick | Lisa Lane Gioia | Clyde Shabazz | Philip Kolody |
State offices
State executive offices
Eight state executive offices were open for election in Michigan's general election, including State Board of Education (two seats), University of Michigan Board of Regents (two seats), Michigan State University Board of Trustees (two seats), and Wayne State University Board of Governors (two seats).[6]
State House of Representatives
110 seats in Michigan's House were up for election in the general election. The Michigan Republican Party retained control of the chamber.[7]
Supreme Court
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Two of seven seats on the Michigan Supreme Court were up for election, and one was open after an incumbent retired.[8] Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack ran for reelection.[9] Each voter could select up to two candidates in the state Supreme Court general election; the top two vote-getters would win the seats.[10]
Candidates
- Susan Hubbard (Green), judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan[11]
- Mary Kelly (Republican), St. Clair County prosecutor[12]
- Bridget Mary McCormack (Democratic), incumbent chief justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan[12]
- Kerry Lee Morgan (Libertarian), private practice attorney[13]
- Katie Nepton (Libertarian), attorney[14]
- Brock Swartzle (Republican), incumbent Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals for the 4th District[12]
- Elizabeth Welch (Democratic), employment lawyer[12]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Susan Hubbard (G) |
Mary Kelly (R) |
Bridget Mary McCormack (D) |
Kerry Lee Morgan (L) |
Katherine Mary Nepton (L) |
Brock Swartzle (R) |
Elizabeth Welch (D) |
Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling (D)[15][A] | October 29–30, 2020 | 745 (V) | ± 3.6% | 3% | 18% | 39% | 3% | 6% | 14% | 29% | 89% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[16][A] | September 30 – October 1, 2020 | 746 (V) | – | 6% | 9% | 23% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 17% | 126% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[17][A] | August 28–29, 2020 | 897 (V) | ± 3.2% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 160% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Bridget Mary McCormack (incumbent) | 2,377,410 | 32.25% | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth M. Welch | 1,490,550 | 20.22% | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Kelly | 1,252,692 | 16.99% | |
| Nonpartisan | Brock Swartzle | 1,009,320 | 13.69% | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Hubbard | 611,019 | 8.29% | |
| Nonpartisan | Kerry Lee Morgan | 340,396 | 4.62% | |
| Nonpartisan | Katherine Nepton | 290,377 | 3.94% | |
| Total votes | 7,371,764 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Ballot measures
There were two statewide legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot for the general election:[20]
- Proposal 1, Use of State and Local Park Funds Amendment: Revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent[21]
- Proposal 2, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment: Requires search warrant to access a person's electronic data[22]
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - "Party affiliation would not make a difference" with 10%
- "Party affiliation would not make a difference" with 19%
- "Party affiliation would not make a difference" with 18%
- "It wouldn't make a difference which party was backing a candidate" with 20%; "Not sure" with 5%
Partisan clients
- Poll conducted for Progress Michigan, a non-profit that primarily supports Democratic candidates.