Virg Bernero
Virgil "Virg" Bernero was the mayor of Lansing, Michigan, from 2006 to 2018. He was the 2010 Democratic candidate for Governor of Michigan, losing the general election to Republican Rick Snyder. He previously served in the Michigan State Senate from 2002 to 2006 and in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014
Bernero was considered a potential Democratic candidate for Governor of Michigan until March of 2013, when he announced his decision not to challenge Republican incumbent Rick Snyder to a rematch in the 2014 election. Snyder defeated Bernero in 2010.[2] Bernero had also explored possible bids for U.S. House and Senate, but ultimately decided not to run for either office.[3]
2010
Bernero defeated Andy Dillon in the August 3 primary by a margin of 58.5 percent to 41.5 percent.
Bernero faced Rick Snyder (R), Harley Mikkelseon (G), Ken Procter (L) and Stacey Mathia (U.S. Taxpayers) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Governor of Michigan, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Snyder |
58.1% | 1,874,834 | |
| Democratic | Virg Bernero | 39.9% | 1,287,320 | |
| Green | Harley Mikkelson | 0.6% | 20,699 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Stacey Mathia | 0.6% | 20,818 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Proctor | 0.7% | 22,390 | |
| Write-in | Write-in candidates | 0% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 3,226,088 | |||
See also
External links
- Virg Bernero for Governor campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Virg Bernero on Facebook
- Virg Bernero on Twitter
- Virg Bernero on Flickr
- Virg Bernero on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart biographical profile of Virgil Bernero
- ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Snyder's popularity plummets," December 18, 2012
- ↑ MLive.com, "Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero won't run for governor, Senate or Congress in 2014," March 20, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "General Election Results: OFFICIAL," November 19, 2010 at 15:10, accessed November 30, 2010
