Michigan 2010 legislative election results
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Michigan State Senate Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Michigan State Senate. For results in individual contests see our Michigan State Senate elections, 2010 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:
| Michigan State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 16 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 22 | 26 | |
| Total | 38 | 38 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State Senate Overview:
- There were 9 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. No incumbents lost, and thus 9 incumbents were re-elected to the Michigan State Senate.
- No Democratic or Republican incumbents were defeated in the November 2 general election.
- There will be 29 new senators sworn-in. Of those 29, 8 are Democrats and 21 are Republicans
- Of the 38 seats up for election, 12 were won by Democrats and 26 by Republicans.
- There were no unopposed candidates in the general election.
- No candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 1,167 state senate seats up for election in 2010, incumbents ran for 894 (76.6%) of them. Of these 894, 94 lost their re-election bids, 89 Democrats and 5 Republicans. In Michigan, 29 incumbent senators did not run for re-election on the November 2 ballot, while 9 incumbents (23.6%) ran for re-election. Of these 9 incumbents, none were defeated.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
This data has not been compiled yet and will be available shortly.
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2: This data has not been compiled yet and will be available shortly.
New State Senators and General Election Winners
388 new senators were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 388, 278 were Republicans and 110 were Democrats. In Michigan, 14 new senators will be sworn-in. Of those 14, 2 are Democrats and 12 are Republicans. In the 8 open seat contests, Republicans won 6 and Democrats 2. In total, Michigan elected 50 senators, 30 Republicans and 20 Democrats.
Newly elected senators
The following are the newly-elected members of the Michigan State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Michigan State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
- Bruce Caswell
- David Robertson (Michigan)
- Mike Nofs
- Howard Walker
- Jack Brandenburg
- Joe Hune
- John Moolenaar
- John Pappageorge
- John Proos
- Mark Jansen
- Mike Green, Michigan
- Mike Kowall
- Patrick Colbeck
- Phil Pavlov
- Tom Casperson
- Randy Richardville
- Roger Kahn
- Tonya Schuitmaker
- Tory Rocca
- Arlan Meekhof
- Goeff Hansen
- Darwin Booher
- Rick Jones, Michigan Senator
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 1,167 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. 1,143 of those seats were partisan seats (24 seats were up for election in Nebraska's nonpartisan unicameral legislature). In 320 (28.0%) of these state senate contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Michigan, there were no candidates faced no major party opposition.
Ballot Access
Across the nation, 140 independent or third party candidates ran for state senate. In Michigan, 22 of the 98 senate candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate.
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:
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Michigan State House Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Michigan House of Representatives. For results in individual contests, see our Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 65 | 47 | |
| Republican Party | 42 | 63 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | - | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State House Overview:
- There were 58 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Only 9 incumbents lost, and thus 49 incumbents were re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives.
- No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 9 incumbent Democratic incumbent lost.
- There will be 61 new representatives sworn-in. Of those 62, 21 are Democrats and 40 are Republicans
- Of the 110 seats up for election, 47 were won by Democrats and 63 by Republicans.
- 4 candidates were unopposed, 0 Democrats and 4 Republicans.
- No candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 4,958 state house seats up for election, incumbents ran in the general election for 4,091 (79.5%) of them. Of these 4,091 incumbents, 413 lost their re-election bids, 403 Democrats and 10 Republicans. In Michigan, 58 (52.7%) incumbents ran for re-election. Of these 58, 9 incumbent representatives were defeated. All 9 incumbents were Democrats.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
- David Agema
- Vicki Barnett
- Joan Bauer
- Timothy Bledsoe
- Jase Bolger
- Lisa Brown, Michigan Representative
- Barbara Byrum
- Bob Constan
- Hugh Crawford
- Kevin Daley
- Daniel Scripps
- Cindy Denby
- Fred Durhal, Jr.
- Kate Ebli
- Douglas Geiss
- Bob Genetski
- Jennifer Haase
- Gail Haines
- Richard Hammel
- Harold Haugh
- Joe Haveman
- Kenneth Horn
- Michael Huckleberry
- Shanelle Jackson
- John Walsh (Michigan)
- Jon Switalski
- Judy Nerat
- Andrew Kandrevas
- Deb Kennedy
- Kenneth Kurtz
- Eileen Kowall
- Lesia Liss
- Ellen Lipton
- Matt Lori
- Mark Meadows (Michigan)
- Martin Griffin
- Marty Knollenberg
- Chuck Moss
- David Nathan
- Paul Opsommer
- Pete Lund
- Rashida Tlaib
- Richard LeBlanc (Michigan)
- Roy Schmidt
- Sarah Roberts
- Kate Segal
- Sharon Tyler
- Dian Slavens
- Jim Stamas
- Steven Lindberg
- Terry Brown (Michigan)
- Tim Melton
- Tom McMillin
- Wayne Schmidt
- William Rogers (Michigan)
- Jimmy Womack
- Woodrow Stanley
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Judy Nerat | ||
| Deb Kennedy | ||
| Sarah Roberts | ||
| Jennifer Haase | ||
| Kate Ebli | ||
| Martin Griffin | ||
| Michael Huckleberry | ||
| Terry Brown (Michigan) | ||
| Daniel Scripps |
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Andrea LaFontaine | ||
| Anthony Forlini | ||
| Dale Zorn | ||
| Earl Poleski | ||
| Ed McBroom | ||
| Kurt Damrow | ||
| Pat Somerville | ||
| Ray Franz | ||
| Rick Outman |
New Representatives and General Election Winners
1,345 new representatives were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 1,345, 988 were Republicans and 357 were Democrats. In Michigan, 62 new representatives will be sworn-in. Of those 61, 21 are Democrats and 40 are Republicans. In the 52 open seat contests, Republicans won 31 and Democrats 21. In total, Michigan elected 110 representatives, 63 Republicans and 47 Democrats.
Newly elected representatives
The following are the newly-elected members of the Michigan House of Representatives:
Democratic
- Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
- Brandon Dillon
- Charles Brunner
- Charles Smiley (Michigan)
- David Rutledge
- George Darany
- Harvey Santana
- Jeff Irwin
- Jim Ananich
- Jim Townsend (Michigan)
- John Olumba
- Lisa Howze
- Marcia Hovey-Wright
- Marilyn Lane
- Maureen Stapleton
- Patrice Arent
- Paul Clemente
- Phil Cavanagh
- Rudy Hobbs
- Sean McCann
- Stacy Erwin Oakes
- Thomas Stallworth III
Republican
- Al Pscholka
- Amanda Price
- Andrea LaFontaine
- Anthony Forlini
- Aric Nesbitt
- Ben Glardon
- Bradford Jacobsen
- Bruce Rendon
- Dale Zorn
- Deb Shaughnessy
- Earl Poleski
- Ed McBroom
- Frank Foster
- Greg MacMaster
- Holly Hughes
- Jeff Farrington
- Joel Johnson (Michigan)
- Jon Bumstead
- Judson Gilbert
- Ken Goike
- Ken Yonker
- Kevin Cotter
- Kurt Damrow
- Kurt Heise
- Lisa Posthumus Lyons
- Margaret O'Brien (Michigan)
- Mark Ouimet
- Matt Huuki
- Mike Callton
- Mike Shirkey
- Nancy Jenkins-Arno
- Pat Somerville
- Paul Muxlow
- Peter MacGregor
- Peter Pettalia
- Phil Potvin
- Ray Franz
- Rick Olson (Minnesota)
- Rick Outman
- Tom Hooker
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
- Patrice Arent
- Lisa Howze
- Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
- Maureen Stapleton
- Thomas Stallworth III
- Harvey Santana
- Paul Clemente
- George Darany
- Phil Cavanagh
- Jim Townsend (Michigan)
- Marilyn Lane
- Rudy Hobbs
- Jim Ananich
- Charles Smiley (Michigan)
- Jeff Irwin
- David Rutledge
- Sean McCann
- Brandon Dillon
- Marcia Hovey-Wright
- Stacy Erwin Oakes
- Charles Brunner
- John Olumba
Republican
- Kurt Heise
- Jeff Farrington
- Ken Goike
- Bradford Jacobsen
- Mark Ouimet
- Nancy Jenkins-Arno
- Margaret O'Brien (Michigan)
- Mike Shirkey
- Deb Shaughnessy
- Ken Yonker
- Peter MacGregor
- Tom Hooker
- Al Pscholka
- Aric Nesbitt
- Judson Gilbert
- Paul Muxlow
- Ben Glardon
- Lisa Posthumus Lyons
- Mike Callton
- Amanda Price
- Holly Hughes
- Joel Johnson (Michigan)
- Kevin Cotter
- Jon Bumstead
- Phil Potvin
- Bruce Rendon
- Greg MacMaster
- Peter Pettalia
- Frank Foster
- Matt Huuki
- Rick Olson (Minnesota)
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Michigan House of Representatives:
Democratic
- Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
- Vicki Barnett
- Joan Bauer
- Timothy Bledsoe
- Brandon Dillon
- Lisa Brown, Michigan Representative
- Barbara Byrum
- Charles Brunner
- Charles Smiley (Michigan)
- Bob Constan
- David Rutledge
- Fred Durhal, Jr.
- Douglas Geiss
- George Darany
- Richard Hammel
- Harold Haugh
- Harvey Santana
- Shanelle Jackson
- Jeff Irwin
- Jim Ananich
- Jim Townsend (Michigan)
- John Olumba
- Jon Switalski
- Andrew Kandrevas
- Lesia Liss
- Ellen Lipton
- Lisa Howze
- Marcia Hovey-Wright
- Marilyn Lane
- Mark Meadows (Michigan)
- Maureen Stapleton
- David Nathan
- Patrice Arent
- Paul Clemente
- Phil Cavanagh
- Rashida Tlaib
- Richard LeBlanc (Michigan)
- Roy Schmidt
- Rudy Hobbs
- Sean McCann
- Kate Segal
- Dian Slavens
- Stacy Erwin Oakes
- Steven Lindberg
- Thomas Stallworth III
- Tim Melton
- Jimmy Womack
- Woodrow Stanley
Republican
- David Agema
- Al Pscholka
- Amanda Price
- Andrea LaFontaine
- Anthony Forlini
- Aric Nesbitt
- Ben Glardon
- Jase Bolger
- Bradford Jacobsen
- Bruce Rendon
- Hugh Crawford
- Dale Zorn
- Kevin Daley
- Deb Shaughnessy
- Cindy Denby
- Earl Poleski
- Ed McBroom
- Frank Foster
- Bob Genetski
- Greg MacMaster
- Gail Haines
- Joe Haveman
- Holly Hughes
- Kenneth Horn
- Jeff Farrington
- Joel Johnson (Michigan)
- John Walsh (Michigan)
- Jon Bumstead
- Judson Gilbert
- Ken Goike
- Ken Yonker
- Kenneth Kurtz
- Kevin Cotter
- Eileen Kowall
- Kurt Damrow
- Kurt Heise
- Lisa Posthumus Lyons
- Matt Lori
- Margaret O'Brien (Michigan)
- Mark Ouimet
- Marty Knollenberg
- Matt Huuki
- Mike Callton
- Mike Shirkey
- Chuck Moss
- Nancy Jenkins-Arno
- Pat Somerville
- Paul Muxlow
- Paul Opsommer
- Pete Lund
- Peter MacGregor
- Peter Pettalia
- Phil Potvin
- Ray Franz
- Rick Olson (Minnesota)
- Rick Outman
- Roy Schmidt
- Sharon Tyler
- Jim Stamas
- Tom Hooker
- Tom McMillin
- Wayne Schmidt
- William Rogers (Michigan)
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 4,958 state house seats were up for election in 2010. In 1,680 (33.9%) of these state house contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Michigan, 4 candidates (3.6% of all seats) faced no major party opposition. All 4 were Republicans.
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
There were no Democratic candidates that did not face major party competition.
Republican
Ballot Access
In Michigan, 52 of the 269 house candidates ran as independent or third party candidates.
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Michigan.
Incumbents who were defeated in the general election
Across the nation, only 15 Republican incumbents were defeated while 492 Democratic incumbents were defeated. In total, 507 (10.4%) of the 4,872 incumbents running in the general election were defeated. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2010 general election:
The following is the breakdown of incumbents who lost.
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 89 | 403 | 492 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| TOTALS | 94 | 413 | 507 |
Total new legislators elected
In total, 1,733 (28.3%) new legislators were elected in 2010. Of these 1,733, 1,266 (73.1%) are Republicans and 467 (26.9%) are Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
| New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 110 | 357 | 467 |
| Republican | 278 | 988 | 1,266 |
| TOTALS | 388 | 1,345 | 1,733 |
Winners of Open Seats
Open seats contests made up 1,178 (19.2%) of the 6,125 seats on November 2. Of these 1,178 open seats, Republicans won 729 (61.9%) while Democrats won 449 (38.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest 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 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 108 | 341 | 449 |
| Republican | 191 | 538 | 729 |
| TOTALS | 299 | 879 | 1,178 |
Impact on legislative majorities
- See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010. 52 of the 88 chambers, or nearly 60% of them, had a Democratic majority, while only 33 of them had a Republican majority. (Two chambers had an exactly equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one is officially nonpartisan.) The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures prior to the November 2 election:
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| State senates | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 29 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Totals: | 52 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
As a result of the election, Republicans picked up 20 legislative chambers while Democrats lost 20. Republicans won 53 total chambers on November 2, while Democrats won only 32. The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures after the November 2 election:
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| State senates | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals: | 32 | 53 | 2 | 1 |
Another way to examine the data is to gauge how many chambers had gains for the Democratic Party versus the Republican Party. Using this variable, the wide-sweeping Republican victory is further amplified. Democrats bolstered their majorities in only 7 of 88 (7.96%) state chambers. These legislatures are as follows:
| State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2 | ||
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| State | Chamber | Number of seats gained by Democrats |
| California | Assembly | + 2 |
| Delaware | House | + 2 |
| Hawaii | Senate | + 1 |
| Maryland | Senate | + 2 |
| Massachusetts | Senate | + 1 |
| Missouri | Senate | + 1 |
| West Virginia | Senate | + 1 |
In 7 chambers, the GOP kept their current number of seats. In one chamber, the California State Assembly, both major parties gained seats by filling 2 vacancies and defeating an incumbent independent. Overall, the Republican Party picked up legislative seats in 75 (85.2%) of the 88 legislative chambers that held elections on November 2.
Impact on State Politics
Along with the GOP capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, state Republicans gained trifectas (control of the governorship, house, and senate) in 12 states. The following is a breakdown of trifectas across the nation, before and after the 2010 election:
| Trifectas before and after the 2010 Election | ||||||
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| Party | Before election | U.S. House seats | After election | U.S. House seats | Gain/loss states | Gain/loss congressional seats |
| 16 | 131 | 11 | 115 | -5 | -16 | |
| 8 | 66 | 20 | 198 | +12 | +132 | |
Before the election, 131 U.S House seats were in states with Democratic trifectas, while 66 districts were in states with Republican trifectas. After the election, Republicans trifectas control redistricting for 198 U.S. House seats while Democrats control only 115. Additionally, California, the strongest Democratic trifecta with 53 U.S. House representatives, passed propositions that take redistricting power away from state government.
