Michigan Attorney General election, 2010

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Candidates for State Attorney General, 2010

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The Michigan Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Republican incumbent Mike Cox, unable to run for re-election due to term limits, announced he would instead enter the election for governor.

Following state conventions held by both major political parties in the last weekend of August, former judge Bill Schuette (Republican) defeated Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton (Democrat), Daniel W. Grow (Libertarian) and Gerald Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party) in the general election.

General Election campaign

Candidates

Republican Party Republican Party - Former judge Bill Schuette
Democratic Party Democratic Party - Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton
Libertarian Party Libertarian Party - Kalamazoo attorney Daniel W. Grow
Constitution Party U.S. Taxpayers Party (Constitution Party) - Gerald Van Sickle

General election results

2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[1]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Republican Party Approveda Bill Schuette 52.3%
     Democratic Party David Leyton 43.5%
     Libertarian Party Daniel W. Grow 2.3%
     U.S. Taxpayers Gerald Van Sickle 1.9%
Total Votes 3,136,224

Debate

September 24th - WKAR TV

Tim Skubick, 6 News Capitol Correspondent and host of public television's "Off the Record" program, moderated the first debate between the two major party candidates in the state attorney general contest - Democrat David Leyton and Republican Bill Schuette - located at the WKAR TV station in East Lansing on Friday, September 24th.

Click here to view the entire debate

Endorsements

David Leyton

Bill Schuette

Polling

See also: Polls, 2010 State Attorney General elections

Glengariff Group Poll

Glengariff Group Inc. surveyed 600 likely voters from across Michigan between September 7 and 8, 2010.[10]

Glengariff Group Poll - September 7 – 8, 2010[11]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Bill Schuette (R) 43.2%
David Leyton (D) 34.0%
Undecided 21.8%
Total voters 600

Public Policy Poll

Public Policy Polling surveyed 497 likely Michigan voters from across the state between September 17 and 19, 2010[12]

Public Policy Poll - September 17 – 19, 2010[13]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Bill Schuette (R) 43%
David Leyton (D) 36%
Undecided 22%
Total voters 497

Convention candidates

See also: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2010; Michigan Secretary of State election, 2010

Michigan parties nominate their candidates for statewide office through party conventions in the fall, not primaries.

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Candidates

Drop outs

  • After filing paperwork with the secretary of state's office three months earlier, State Senator Gretchen Whitmer ended her campaign in late-January 20010 so that, according to her, she could spend more time with her family.[16][17]
  • Attorney Richard J. Bernstein[18]

Endorsements

David Leyton

Finances

Richard Bernstein Campaign Finance Reports
Report Date Filed Beginning Balance Contributions In-Kind [21] Other Sources Expenditures Cash on Hand
Decemberl 8 - 31, 2009[22] January 28, 2010 $0.00 $5,474.00 $16.38 $0.00 $0.00 $5,474.00

Gop logo2.jpg Republican candidates

Candidates

Dropouts

Endorsements

Bill Schuette

Finances

According to the Michigan Department of State, as of June 29, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:

Michael Bishop Campaign Finance Reports
Report Date Filed Beginning Balance Contributions In-Kind [21] Other Sources Expenditures Cash on Hand
February 18 - December 31, 2009[33] February 1, 2010 $0.00 $107,195.00 $0.00 $0.00 $31,874.11 $75,320.89
Bill Schuette Campaign Finance Reports
Report Date Filed Beginning Balance Contributions In-Kind [21] Other Sources Expenditures Cash on Hand
January 1 - December 31, 2009[34] February 1, 2010 $0.00 $407,215.00 $27,806.99 $0.00 $190,352.92 $217,128.15

Polling

See also: Polls, 2010 State Attorney General elections
Glengariff Group Poll

Glengariff Group Inc., a strategic planning and marketing research company based out of Chicago, surveyed 500 likely Republican primary voters from across the state between July 12 and 13, 2010. Though the nominee for state attorney general is selected during the state party convention, polling data showed that if left to the voters to decide the race would essentially be a dead heat between the two candidates.

Glengariff Group Poll - July 12 – 13, 2010[35]
Candidates Percentage
Green check mark.jpg Mike Bishop (R) 19.4%
Bill Schuette (R) 18.8%
Undecided 61.8%
Total voters 500

See also

External links

General Election candidates

Michigan

Former candidates

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Department of State - 2010 General Election Results
  2. ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
  3. ↑ Lansing State Journal, "Leyton is choice for attorney general" 16 Oct. 2010
  4. ↑ Michigan Liberal, "LSJ endorsement editorial for Leyton" 16 Oct. 2010
  5. ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
  6. ↑ Midland Daily News, "Michigan Chamber of Commerce endorses Bill Schuette for attorney general" 17 Sept. 2010
  7. ↑ Earth Times, "Michigan Retailers Association Endorses Schuette" 23 Sept. 2010
  8. ↑ The Oakland Press, "Editorial: No doubt Johnson and Schuette are best" 6 Oct. 2010
  9. ↑ Life News, "Michigan Pro-Life Group Backs Attorney General, Secretary of State Candidates" 13 Sept. 2010
  10. ↑ The Michigan Messenger, "Poll: GOP leads key state races" 10 Sept. 2010
  11. ↑ Glengariff Group, Inc. "Michigan September 2010 General Election Survey" 9 Sept. 2010 (dead link)
  12. ↑ The Detroit News, "Polls show wide gap between Snyder, Bernero" 22 Sept. 2010
  13. ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Snyder Headed to Blowout Over Bernero for MI Gov." 21 Sept. 2010
  14. ↑ WJRT-TV "David Leyton to run for state attorney general's office" 26 Jan. 2010
  15. ↑ The Flint Journal, "Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton secures Democratic nomination for attorney general" 29 Aug. 2010
  16. ↑ The Michigan Messenger, "Whitmer files paperwork for attorney general run" 6 Oct. 2009
  17. ↑ Young & Conservative, "Gretchen Whitmer Drops out of Michigan Attorney General Race, Do Dems Still Have Faith in Michigan?" 28 Jan. 2010
  18. ↑ MLive, "Report: Attorney Richard Bernstein files to run for Michigan Attorney General" 4 Jan. 2010
  19. ↑ Flint Journal, "Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton wins Michigan Democrats endorsement in attorney general race" 17 April, 2010
  20. ↑ Blogging for Michigan, "David Leyton Michigan Democratic Party ENDORSEMENT Convention endorsed candidate for AG" 18 April, 2010 (dead link)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.
  22. ↑ Michigan Department of State - Richard Bernstein 2009 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
  23. ↑ Blogging for Michigan, "Mike Bishop Wants to be Your Next Attorney General!" 18 Feb. 2009
  24. ↑ Michigan Redneck, "Bill Schuette Launches Campaign to be Michigan’s Attorney General" 19 Sept. 2009
  25. ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Attorney edges out Mike Bishop in attorney general nomination" 28 Aug. 2010
  26. ↑ MLive, "GOP state senator Bruce Patterson explores run for Michigan AG" 14 Jan. 2009
  27. ↑ Midland Daily News, "Upton endorses Schuette for AG" 17 April, 2010
  28. ↑ Michigan Radio, "Key Endorsement in Michigan Attorney General's Race" 8 March, 2010
  29. ↑ Midland Daily News, "Schuette off to strong start for AG post" 28 March, 2010
  30. ↑ The Detroit News, "Bing backs Dillon; former gov endorses Snyder" 23 July, 2010
  31. ↑ Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce - Chamber PAC Announces Statewide, 2nd & 3rd Congressional District Endorsements
  32. ↑ Michigan Health & Hospital Association, "MHA Backs Schuette for Attorney General " 2 June, 2010
  33. ↑ Michigan Department of State - Mike Bishop 2009 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
  34. ↑ Georgia State Ethics Commission - Bill Schuette 2009 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
  35. ↑ The Detroit News, "Support split for GOP AG hopefuls" 19 July, 2010


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