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Michigan 2012 legislative election results

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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. Jeff Farrington
  19. Marilyn Lane
  20. Ken Goike
  21. Woodrow Stanley
  22. Rudy Hobbs
  23. Vicki Barnett
  24. Hugh Crawford
  25. William Rogers (Michigan)
  26. Gail Haines
  27. Eileen Kowall
  28. Bradford Jacobsen
  29. Cindy Denby
  30. Jim Ananich
  31. Charles Smiley (Michigan)
  32. Mark Ouimet
  33. David Rutledge
  34. Nancy Jenkins-Arno
  35. Kenneth Kurtz
  36. Matt Lori
  37. Kate Segal
  38. Jase Bolger
  39. Earl Poleski
  40. Deb Shaughnessy
  41. Ken Yonker
  42. Brandon Dillon
  43. Roy Schmidt
  44. Tom Hooker
  45. Al Pscholka
  46. Bob Genetski
  47. Kevin Daley
  48. Paul Muxlow
  49. Ben Glardon
  50. Lisa Posthumus Lyons
  51. Joe Haveman
  52. Marcia Hovey-Wright
  53. Stacy Erwin Oakes
  54. Charles Brunner
  55. Joel Johnson (Michigan)
  56. Jim Stamas
  57. Ray Franz
  58. Phil Potvin
  59. Bruce Rendon
  60. Wayne Schmidt
  61. Greg MacMaster
  62. Peter Pettalia
  63. Frank Foster
  64. Ed McBroom
  65. Matt Huuki
  66. Rashida Tlaib
  67. Tom McMillin
  68. John Olumba
  69. Amanda Price
  70. Andrea LaFontaine
  71. Andrew Kandrevas
  72. Pete Lund
  73. 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. Collene Lamonte
  3. Terry Brown (Michigan)
  4. Theresa Abed
  5. Andy Schor

Republican

  1. Dave Pagel

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

  1. Andy Schor

Republican

  1. Dave Pagel

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

  1. Alberta Tinsley-Talabi
  2. John Olumba
  3. Fred Durhal, Jr.
  4. Thomas Stallworth III
  5. David Nathan
  6. Harvey Santana
  7. Phil Cavanagh
  8. Douglas Geiss
  9. Paul Clemente
  10. George Darany
  11. Sarah Roberts
  12. Dian Slavens
  13. Harold Haugh
  14. Jim Townsend (Michigan)
  15. Ellen Lipton
  16. Jon Switalski
  17. Marilyn Lane
  18. Woodrow Stanley
  19. Rudy Hobbs
  20. Vicki Barnett
  21. Jim Ananich
  22. Charles Smiley (Michigan)
  23. David Rutledge
  24. Kate Segal
  25. Marcia Hovey-Wright
  26. Stacy Erwin Oakes
  27. Charles Brunner
  28. Brandon Dillon
  29. Collene Lamonte
  30. Terry Brown (Michigan)
  31. Andrew Kandrevas
  32. Theresa Abed
  33. Rashida Tlaib
  34. Andy Schor

Republican

  1. John Walsh (Michigan)
  2. Kurt Heise
  3. Pat Somerville
  4. Jeff Farrington
  5. Ken Goike
  6. Hugh Crawford
  7. Cindy Denby
  8. Bradford Jacobsen
  9. Nancy Jenkins-Arno
  10. Kenneth Kurtz
  11. Matt Lori
  12. William Rogers (Michigan)
  13. Gail Haines
  14. Eileen Kowall
  15. Tom McMillin
  16. Jase Bolger
  17. Earl Poleski
  18. Ken Yonker
  19. Tom Hooker
  20. Bob Genetski
  21. Kevin Daley
  22. Paul Muxlow
  23. Ben Glardon
  24. Lisa Posthumus Lyons
  25. Joe Haveman
  26. Joel Johnson (Michigan)
  27. Jim Stamas
  28. Ray Franz
  29. Phil Potvin
  30. Bruce Rendon
  31. Wayne Schmidt
  32. Greg MacMaster
  33. Peter Pettalia
  34. Frank Foster
  35. Ed McBroom
  36. Al Pscholka
  37. Dave Pagel
  38. Amanda Price
  39. Andrea LaFontaine
  40. Pete Lund
  41. 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. Bruce Lilley
  2. Max Riekse
  3. David Jay Lillis
  4. Pike Pagel
  5. Paul Greenawalt
  6. James H. Lewis II (Michigan)
  7. Hans Christopher Barbe
  8. Louis M. Novak
  9. Elena M. Herrada
  10. Harold H. Dunn
  11. Daniel J. Flamand
  12. John Wierzbicki
  13. Steve Burgis
  14. Scott Poquette
  15. James Weeks II
  16. David A. McMahon
  17. William R. Wenzel
  18. Ted Gerrard
  19. Patricia M. Steinport
  20. William Mohr
  21. Larry Warner (Michigan)
  22. Matthew Shepard
  23. Joseph P. Gillotte
  24. Michael J. Perry
  25. John Daniel Longhurst
  26. James Miller (Michigan)
  27. Ron Heeren
  28. Alexander Avery
  29. Anthony Zander
  30. Carl Oehling
  31. James Young (Michigan)
  32. Michael Trebesh
  33. Loel Gnadt
  34. 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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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



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