Michigan 2012 legislative election results

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

The Michigan State Senate did not hold 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 displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:

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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists 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. Henry Yanez
8. John Kivela
9. Pam Faris
10. Robert Kosowski
11. Rose Mary Robinson
12. Sam Singh
13. Sarah Roberts
14. Scott Dianda
15. Terry Brown (Michigan)
16. Theresa Abed
17. Tom Cochran
18. 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 state representative)
9. Tom Leonard

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

1. Adam Zemke
2. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
3. Andy Schor
4. Vicki Barnett
5. Bill LaVoy
6. Brandon Dillon
7. Brian Banks
8. Charles Brunner
9. Charles Smiley (Michigan)
10. Collene Lamonte
11. David Knezek
12. David Rutledge
13. Fred Durhal, Jr.
14. Douglas Geiss
15. George Darany
16. Harold Haugh
17. Harvey Santana
18. Henry Yanez
19. Jeff Irwin
20. Jim Ananich
21. Jim Townsend (Michigan)
22. John Kivela
23. John Olumba
24. Jon Switalski
25. Andrew Kandrevas
26. Ellen Lipton
27. Marcia Hovey-Wright
28. Marilyn Lane
29. David Nathan
30. Pam Faris
31. Patrice Arent
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. Kate Segal
43. Dian Slavens
44. Stacy Erwin Oakes
45. Terry Brown (Michigan)
46. Theresa Abed
47. Thomas Stallworth III
48. Tim Greimel
49. Tom Cochran
50. Winnie Brinks
51. Woodrow Stanley

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Douglas Geiss

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

1. Alexander Avery
2. Anthony Zander
3. Bruce Lilley
4. Carl Oehling
5. Daniel J. Flamand
6. David A. McMahon
7. David Jay Lillis
8. Elena M. Herrada
9. George Huffman III
10. Hans Christopher Barbe
11. Harold H. Dunn
12. Hussein Berry
13. James H. Lewis II (Michigan)
14. James Miller (Michigan)
15. James Weeks II
16. James Young (Michigan)
17. John Daniel Longhurst
18. John Wierzbicki
19. Joseph P. Gillotte
20. Larry Warner (Michigan)
21. Loel Gnadt
22. Louis M. Novak
23. Matthew Shepard
24. Max Riekse
25. Michael J. Perry
26. Michael Trebesh
27. Patricia M. Steinport
28. Paul Greenawalt
29. Pike Pagel
30. Ron Heeren
31. Scott Poquette
32. Steve Burgis
33. Ted Gerrard
34. William Mohr
35. William R. Wenzel

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables 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 incumbents defeated 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:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1