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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Republican

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

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

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