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

Republican

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

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

Republican

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

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

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