Gretchen Whitmer recall, Governor of Michigan (2024)

Gretchen Whitmer recall
	Officeholders
	Gretchen Whitmer (D)
	Recall status
	Did not go to a vote
	Signature requirement
	Signatures equal to 25% of voters in the last gubernatorial election in the electoral district
See also
	Recall overview; Political recall efforts, 2024; Recalls in Michigan; Michigan recall laws; State executive recalls; Recall reports

An effort to recall Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was launched on January 2, 2024. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers met on January 19, 2024, to hold a clarity and factual hearing on the recall's petition language. The board rejected the recall petition for circulation because the reasons for the recall were not factual and lacked sufficient clarity.

Whitmer was elected as Michigan's governor in 2018 with 53.3% of the vote. She was re-elected in 2022 with 54.5% of the vote.

Recall supporters

Chad E. Baase filed the recall petition against Whitmer on January 2, 2024. The recall petition listed the following reasons for recall:

“

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has Budgeted funding for Law Enforcement throughout Michigan that enforce Michigan Statutes that have similarities to Slave Licensing, Black Codes, and Jim Crow Laws without adequate safeguards to prevent from discrimination against low income individuals and communities echoing the behavior of slave traders against those of color. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has had direction over the Michigan Department of Agriculture which Licenses Immigrant Labor Camps but denies many of the immigrants a Drivers License which can entrap foreigners.^[1]

”

Recall opponents

As of January 2024, Ballotpedia did not identify a response to the recall petition from Gretchen Whitmer.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Michigan

Election history

2022

General election

General election for Governor of Michigan

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Michigan on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	54.5	2,430,505
	Tudor Dixon (R)	43.9	1,960,635
	Mary Buzuma (L)	0.9	38,800
	Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.4	16,246
	Kevin Hogan (G)	0.2	10,766
	Daryl Simpson (Natural Law Party)	0.1	4,973
	Evan Space (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	26
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	21

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,461,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan

Incumbent Gretchen Whitmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Michigan on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gretchen Whitmer	100.0	938,382

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 938,382
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Articia Bomer (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Michigan

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Michigan on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tudor Dixon	39.7	436,350
		Kevin Rinke	21.5	236,306
		Garrett Soldano	17.5	192,442
		Ryan Kelley	15.1	165,587
		Ralph Rebandt	4.1	45,046
		James Craig (Write-in)	2.1	23,521
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Adkisson (Write-in)	0.0	11
	Submit photo	Justin Blackburn (Write-in)	0.0	10

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,099,273
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Green convention

Green convention for Governor of Michigan

Kevin Hogan advanced from the Green convention for Governor of Michigan on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Kevin Hogan (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Governor of Michigan

Mary Buzuma advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Michigan on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Mary Buzuma (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Governor of Michigan

Donna Brandenburg advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Governor of Michigan on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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