The 2010 elections for the
Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...
were held on November 2, 2010, with partisan primary elections held August 3, 2010, to determine the party's nominees.
Candidates
Impact of term limits
Due to term limit provisions in Michigan's Constitution, 54 candidates were unable to seek re-election to the House, resulting in the largest turnover in the lower chamber since the adoption of term limits in 1992.
Results
Districts 1–28
Districts 29–55
Districts 56–83
Districts 84–110
By-elections
On September 9, 2011, State Representative Tim Melton resigned to accept a position in the organization StudentsFirst, founded by Michelle Rhee. The by-election to fill the vacancy in the seat was held February 28, 2012, and was won by
Tim Greimel, the current House minority leader.
On November 8, 2011, State Representative
Paul Scott was recalled.
Detroit Free Press: Rep. Paul Scott recalled, concedes defeat
/ref> The by-election to fill the vacancy in the seat was held February 28, 2012, and was won by Joe Graves
Joseph Ebenezer Graves (February 26, 1906 – December 22, 1980) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball
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.
See also
*2010 Michigan Senate election
The 2010 Michigan Senate elections were held on November 2 of that year, with partisan primaries to determine each party's nominees on August 3. The election was the last contested under constituency boundaries drawn as a result of the 2000 U ...
References
Gongwer News Service: 2010 General Election—Michigan House
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House of Representatives
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2010
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Michigan House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...
November 2010 events in the United States