2014 Michigan Attorney General election
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The 2014 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was re-elected to a second term in office with 52.11% of the vote.
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November 4, 2014
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| Turnout | 3,077,164 | ||||||||||||||||
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  Schuette: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Totten: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Bill Schuette, incumbent Attorney General[1]
Democratic convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Mark Totten, law professor at Michigan State University and candidate for the State Senate in 2010[2]
Withdrew
- Godfrey Dillard, attorney and candidate for Michigan's 15th congressional district in 1996 (running for Secretary of State)[3][4]
Minor parties
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Schuette (R) |
Mark Totten (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Research[7] | November 2, 2014 | 1,224 | ± 2.8% | 49% | 41% | 4% | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling[8] | November 1–2, 2014 | 914 | ± 3.2% | 47% | 37% | 6%[9] | 10% |
| EPIC-MRA[10] | October 26–28, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 47% | 35% | 4% | 14% |
| Glengariff Group[11] | October 22–24, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 37.8% | 33.5% | 6.2% | 22.5% |
| Clarity Campaign Labs[12] | October 19–20, 2014 | 1,032 | ± 3.05% | 38% | 38% | — | 24% |
| EPIC-MRA[13] | October 17–19, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 43% | 33% | 4% | 20% |
| Lake Research Partners[14] | October 13–19, 2014 | 1,032 | ± 4% | 38% | 38% | — | 24% |
| Clarity Campaign Labs[15] | October 12–14, 2014 | 967 | ± 3.16% | 39% | 37% | — | 24% |
| Clarity Campaign Labs[16] | October 11–13, 2014 | ? | ± ? | 39% | 37% | — | 24% |
| Glengariff Group[17] | October 2–4, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 39.2% | 32.1% | 4.8%[18] | 23.8% |
| Mitchell Research[19] | September 29, 2014 | 1,178 | ± 2.86% | 43% | 39% | 18% | |
| EPIC-MRA[20] | September 25–29, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 38% | 32% | 11% | 18% |
| Target-Insyght[21] | September 22–24, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 42% | 41% | 6% | 11% |
| Denno Research[22] | September 11–13, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 40.5% | 32.5% | — | 27% |
| Suffolk[23] | September 6–10, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36.4% | 42.8% | 3.6%[24] | 17.2% |
| Public Policy Polling[25] | September 4–7, 2014 | 687 | ± 3.7% | 36% | 36% | 10%[26] | 18% |
| Glengariff Group[27] | September 3–5, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 39.7% | 37.7% | 1.7% | 21% |
| EPIC-MRA[28] | August 22–25, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 40% | 34% | — | 26% |
| Public Policy Polling[29] | June 26–29, 2014 | 578 | ± 4.1% | 34% | 32% | — | 35% |
| EPIC-MRA[30] | May 17–20, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 38% | 33% | — | 29% |
| Public Policy Polling[31] | April 3–6, 2014 | 825 | ± 3.4% | 36% | 33% | — | 31% |
| EPIC-MRA[32] | February 5–11, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 39% | 31% | — | 30% |
| Harper Polling[33] | January 7–8, 2014 | 1,004 | ± 3.09% | 42% | 33% | — | 24% |
| Public Policy Polling[34] | December 5–8, 2013 | 1,034 | ± 3% | 40% | 38% | — | 22% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Schuette (incumbent) | 1,603,471 | 52.11% | −0.48% | |
| Democratic | Mark Totten | 1,359,839 | 44.19% | +0.71% | |
| Libertarian | Justin Altman | 57,345 | 1.86% | −0.08% | |
| Constitution | Gerald Van Sickle | 30,762 | 1.0% | −0.94% | |
| Green | John La Pietra | 25,747 | 0.84% | N/A | |
| Majority | 243,632 | 7.92% | −1.19% | ||
| Turnout | 3,077,164 | −1.88% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
By congressional district
Schuette won ten of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[36]
| District | Schuette | Totten | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 59% | 37% | Dan Benishek |
| 2nd | 64% | 32% | |
| Bill Huizenga | |||
| 3rd | 60% | 35% | Justin Amash |
| 4th | 63% | 33% | Dave Camp (113th Congress) |
| John Moolenaar (114th Congress) | |||
| 5th | 46% | 51% | Dan Kildee |
| 6th | 56% | 39% | Fred Upton |
| 7th | 58% | 38% | Tim Walberg |
| 8th | 58% | 38% | Mike Rogers (113th Congress) |
| Mike Bishop (114th Congress) | |||
| 9th | 49% | 47% | Sander Levin |
| 10th | 62% | 34% | Candice Miller |
| 11th | 59% | 38% | Kerry Bentivolio (113th Congress) |
| Dave Trott (114th Congress) | |||
| 12th | 39% | 57% | John Dingell (113th Congress) |
| Debbie Dingell (114th Congress) | |||
| 13th | 20% | 77% | John Conyers |
| 14th | 25% | 73% | Gary Peters (113th Congress) |
| Brenda Lawrence (114th Congress) | |||