Michigan 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Michigan.

The Michigan State Senate is not holding elections in 2012.

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Michigan State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Michigan House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Michigan House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	47	51
	Republican Party	63	59
Total		110	110

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 110 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Al Pscholka
2. Alberta Tinsley Talabi
3. Amanda Price
4. Andrea LaFontaine
5. Andrew Kandrevas
6. Anthony Forlini
7. Aric Nesbitt
8. Ben Glardon
9. Bob Genetski
10. Bradford Jacobsen
11. Brandon Dillon
12. Bruce Rendon
13. Charles Brunner
14. Charles Smiley
15. Cindy Denby
16. Dale Zorn
17. David Nathan
18. David Rutledge
19. Deb Shaughnessy
20. Dian Slavens
21. Douglas Geiss
22. Earl Poleski
23. Ed McBroom
24. Eileen Kowall
25. Ellen Lipton
26. Frank Foster
27. Fred Durhal, Jr.
28. Gail Haines
29. George Darany
30. Greg MacMaster
31. Harold Haugh
32. Harvey Santana
33. Holly Hughes
34. Hugh Crawford
35. James Bolger
36. Jeff Farrington
37. Jeff Irwin
38. Jim Ananich
39. Jim Stamas
40. Jim Townsend
41. Joel Johnson
42. John Olumba
43. John Walsh (Michigan)
44. Jon Bumstead
45. Jonathan Switalski
46. Joseph Graves
47. Joseph Haveman
48. Kate Segal
49. Ken Goike
50. Ken Yonker
51. Kenneth Kurtz
52. Kevin Cotter
53. Kevin Daley
54. Kurt Heise
55. Lisa Lyons
56. Marcia Hovey-Wright
57. Margaret O'Brien
58. Marilyn Lane
59. Mark Ouimet
60. Matt Huuki
61. Matt Lori
62. Mike Callton
63. Mike Shirkey
64. Nancy Jenkins
65. Pat Somerville
66. Paul Clemente
67. Paul Muxlow
68. Peter MacGregor
69. Peter Pettalia
70. Phil Cavanagh
71. Phillip Potvin
72. Rashida Tlaib
73. Ray Franz
74. Rick Outman
75. Roy Schmidt
76. Rudy Hobbs
77. Sean McCann
78. Stacy Oakes
79. Thomas Hooker
80. Thomas Stallworth III
81. Tim Greimel
82. Tom McMillin
83. Vicki Barnett
84. Wayne Schmidt
85. William Rogers
86. Woodrow Stanley

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Deb Shaughnessy	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 71
Holly Hughes	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 91
Mark Ouimet	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 52
Matt Huuki	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 110
Roy Schmidt	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 76

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Jimmy Womack	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 7
Kurt Damrow	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 84
Lesia Liss	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 28
Maureen Stapleton	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 4
Timothy Bledsoe	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 1

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Adam Zemke	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Brian Banks	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 1
Collene Lamonte	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 91
Gretchen Driskell	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 52
Henry Yanez	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 25
Rob VerHeulen	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 74
Sam Singh	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 69
Sarah Roberts	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 18
Scott Dianda	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 110
Terry Brown, Michigan	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 84
Theresa Abed	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives District 71
Tim Kelly, Michigan	Republican	Michigan House of Representatives District 94
Winnie Brinks	Democratic	Michigan House of Representatives, District 76

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Michigan House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Adam Zemke
2. Andy Schor
3. Bill LaVoy
4. Brian Banks
5. Collene Lamonte
6. David Knezek
7. Gretchen Driskell
8. Henry Yanez
9. John Kivela
10. Pam Faris
11. Robert Kosowski
12. Rose Mary Robinson
13. Sam Singh
14. Sarah Roberts
15. Scott Dianda
16. Terry Brown, Michigan
17. Theresa Abed
18. Tom Cochran
19. Winnie Brinks

Republican

1. Dan Lauwers
2. Dave Pagel
3. Klint Kesto
4. Martin Howrylak
5. Michael McCready (Michigan)
6. Rob VerHeulen
7. Roger Victory
8. Tim Kelly, Michigan
9. Tom Leonard

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Andy Schor
2. Bill LaVoy
3. David Knezek
4. John Kivela
5. Pam Faris
6. Robert Kosowski
7. Rose Mary Robinson
8. Tom Cochran

Republican

1. Dan Lauwers
2. Dave Pagel
3. Klint Kesto
4. Martin Howrylak
5. Michael McCready (Michigan)
6. Roger Victory
7. Tom Leonard

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Adam Zemke
2. Alberta Tinsley Talabi
3. Andrew Kandrevas
4. Andy Schor
5. Bill LaVoy
6. Brandon Dillon
7. Brian Banks
8. Charles Brunner
9. Charles Smiley
10. Collene Lamonte
11. David Knezek
12. David Nathan
13. David Rutledge
14. Dian Slavens
15. Douglas Geiss
16. Ellen Lipton
17. Fred Durhal, Jr.
18. George Darany
19. Gretchen Driskell
20. Harold Haugh
21. Harvey Santana
22. Henry Yanez
23. Jeff Irwin
24. Jim Ananich
25. Jim Townsend
26. John Kivela
27. Jonathan Switalski
28. Kate Segal
29. Marcia Hovey-Wright
30. Marilyn Lane
31. Pam Faris
32. Paul Clemente
33. Phil Cavanagh
34. Rashida Tlaib
35. Robert Kosowski
36. Rose Mary Robinson
37. Rudy Hobbs
38. Sam Singh
39. Sarah Roberts
40. Scott Dianda
41. Sean McCann
42. Stacy Oakes
43. Terry Brown, Michigan
44. Theresa Abed
45. Thomas Stallworth III
46. Tim Greimel
47. Tom Cochran
48. Vicki Barnett
49. Winnie Brinks
50. Woodrow Stanley

Republican

1. Al Pscholka
2. Amanda Price
3. Andrea LaFontaine
4. Anthony Forlini
5. Aric Nesbitt
6. Ben Glardon
7. Bob Genetski
8. Bradford Jacobsen
9. Bruce Rendon
10. Cindy Denby
11. Dale Zorn
12. Dan Lauwers
13. Dave Pagel
14. Earl Poleski
15. Ed McBroom
16. Eileen Kowall
17. Frank Foster
18. Gail Haines
19. Greg MacMaster
20. Hugh Crawford
21. James Bolger
22. Jeff Farrington
23. Jim Stamas
24. Joel Johnson
25. John Walsh (Michigan)
26. Jon Bumstead
27. Joseph Graves
28. Joseph Haveman
29. Ken Goike
30. Ken Yonker
31. Kenneth Kurtz
32. Kevin Cotter
33. Kevin Daley
34. Klint Kesto
35. Kurt Heise
36. Lisa Lyons
37. Margaret O'Brien
38. Martin Howrylak
39. Matt Lori
40. Michael McCready (Michigan)
41. Mike Callton
42. Mike Shirkey
43. Nancy Jenkins
44. Pat Somerville
45. Paul Muxlow
46. Peter MacGregor
47. Peter Pettalia
48. Phillip Potvin
49. Ray Franz
50. Rick Outman
51. Rob VerHeulen
52. Roger Victory
53. Thomas Hooker
54. Tim Kelly, Michigan
55. Tom Leonard
56. Tom McMillin
57. Wayne Schmidt
58. William Rogers

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Douglas Geiss

Republican

1. Dan Schulte
2. Daniel Corrigan Grano
3. Dolores Broderson
4. Joseph Haveman
5. Tom McMillin

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Carl G. Oehling
2. Daniel J. Flamand
3. Dave Thomas
4. David A. McMahon
5. Edward J. Canfield
6. Elena M. Herrada
7. Eugene Newcombe
8. Hans Christopher Barbe
9. Harold H. Dunn
10. James H. Lewis II
11. James K. Young
12. James Miller (Michigan)
13. James Weeks II
14. John Daniel Longhurst
15. John Olumba
16. John Wierzbicki
17. Joseph P. Gillotte
18. Justin Boals
19. Keith Allard
20. Larry Warner
21. Loel Robert Gnadt
22. Louis M. Novak
23. Matthew Shepard
24. Michael J. Perry
25. Nick Sundquist
26. Patricia M. Steinport
27. Pike Pagel
28. Ron Heeren
29. Scott Poquette
30. Steve Boron
31. Steve Burgis
32. Ted Gerrard
33. William Mohr
34. William R. Wenzel
35. William Wagner

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1