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This page displays election information for the Michigan House of Representatives.
Elections
Michigan state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Michigan holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
2024
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was April 23, 2024. Heading into the 2024 election, there were 56 Democrats and 54 Republicans in the chamber.
In the November 2024 election, Republicans gained control of the Michigan House of Representatives by a margin of 58-52.
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 56 | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 54 | 58 | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
2022
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was April 19, 2022. Heading into the 2022 election, there were 58 Republicans and 52 Democrats in the chamber.
In the November 2022 election, Democrats gained control of the Michigan House of Representatives by a margin of 56-54.
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 53 | 56 | |
| Republican Party | 56 | 54 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
2020
Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2020. Heading into the 2020 election, there were 58 Republicans, 51 Democrats, and one vacancy in the chamber. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline was April 21, 2020.
In the November 2020 election, Republicans maintained control of the Michigan House of Representatives by a margin of 58-52.
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 51 | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 58 | 58 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
2018
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2018. The open primary election took place on August 7, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 24, 2018.[1]
In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the Michigan House of Representatives was reduced from 63-46 to 58-52.
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 46 | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 63 | 58 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
2016
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 19, 2016. All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 62-45 majority with three vacancies. Republicans gained one seat in the election, giving them a 63-47 majority.
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | 47 | |
| Republican Party | 62 | 63 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
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2014Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 59-50 majority with one independent member. Republicans gained four seats in the election, giving them a 63-47 majority.
2012Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 7, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was May 12, 2012. All 110 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 63-47 majority. Republicans lost four seats in the election, giving them a 59-51 majority.
The table below details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election in 2012.
2010Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 3, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was May 11, 2010. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 65-42 majority with three vacancies. Democrats lost 18 seats in the election, giving Republicans a 63-47 majority.
In 2010, candidates running for state house raised a total of $17,146,452 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]
2008Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total of contributions to House candidates was $15,640,045. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
2006Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 8, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total of contributions to House candidates was $16,212,812. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2004Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total of contributions to House candidates was $16,209,181. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2002Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 6, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total of contributions to House candidates was $12,625,867. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2000Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 8, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. During the 2000 election, the total of contributions to House candidates was $9,383,446. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
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Historical party control
Republicans won a 58-52 majority in the Michigan House of Representatives in 2024, regaining control of the chamber after Democrats won control in 2022.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Michigan House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Michigan House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92* | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 55 | 54 | 58 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 52 |
| Republicans | 55 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 63 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 58 |
*Chamber controlled by power-sharing agreement
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Michigan was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 2023
- Republican trifecta: 1995-1996, 1999-2002, 2011-2018
- Divided government: 1992-1994, 1997-1998, 2003-2010, 2019-2022
Michigan Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D |
| House | D | S | S | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R |
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan.gov, "2018 Michigan election dates," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Michigan 2010 - Candidates," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Michigan 2008 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Michigan 2006 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Michigan 2004 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Michigan 2002 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Michigan 2000 - Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
