Party control of Michigan state government
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After the 2018 election cycle, control of state government in Michigan was divided between Democrats, who held the governorship, and Republicans, who held both chambers of the state legislature. Previously, Republicans established trifecta control of state government in 2011.
Trifectas
- Trifectas influence how hard a party must work to advance its agenda.
When one party controls the three vital centers of state political power—the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate —Ballotpedia considers that party to control a "trifecta." Trifectas make it easier for the dominant party to pursue its agenda, and more difficult for opposition parties to challenge it.
There are currently 37 trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. Michigan operates under divided government.
Trifectas in Michigan
In Michigan, Republicans held trifecta control of state government from 1995 to 1996, 1999 to 2002, and again from 2011 to 2017. In all other years from 1992 to 2017, control of state government was divided.
Current leadership of key offices
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Historical party control
Michigan Party Control: 1992-2026
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 | 26 |
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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 | 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 | 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 | R |
See also
- Michigan
- Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government
- Who runs the states
- Who runs the states, Michigan
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