The
Michigan Senate elections of 2018 took place on November 6, 2018,
alongside elections to be Michigan's
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
,
Class I United States Senator,
Attorney General,
Secretary of State as well elections for Michigan's
14 seats in the United States House of Representatives and all 110 seats in the
Michigan House of Representatives; to elect the 38 members that will comprise the Michigan Senate. The Republican, Democratic and
Libertarian parties
Active parties by country
Defunct parties by country
Organizations associated with Libertarian parties
See also
* Liberal parties by country
* List of libertarian organizations
* Lists of political parties
* Outline of libertarianism
...
chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018.
[ The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, ]Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
and Natural Law Party
The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a transnational party founded in 1992 on "the principles of Transcendental Meditation", the laws of nature, and their application to all levels of government. At its peak, it was active in up to 74 countries; it con ...
chose their nominees at state party conventions.
Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms. Michigan has what are considered the toughest term-limits in the country. After the 2018 mid-term elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House will be forced to leave office because of term-limits.
Democrats (7)
* 1st District: Coleman Young II
* 2nd District: Bert Johnson
* 3rd District: Morris Hood III
* 6th District: Hoon-Yung Hopgood
* 9th District: Steve Bieda
Steven Marion Bieda (born January 21, 1961) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who is the Assistant Democratic Floor Leader of the Michigan State Senate.
Bieda has served in the Michigan Senate since 2011, representing t ...
* 11th District: Vincent Gregory
* 18th District: Rebekah Warren
Rebekah Lynn Warren (born November 25, 1971) is a former American Democratic legislator from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who represented the 55th District of the Michigan House of Representatives from January 1, 2019 until January 1, 2021. She was el ...
Republicans (19)
* 7th District: Patrick Colbeck
* 8th District: Jack Brandenburg
* 10th District: Tory Rocca
* 12th District: Jim Marleau
* 14th District: David B. Robertson
* 15th District: Mike Kowall
Mike Kowall (born September 10, 1951) is a former Republican member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 15th district from 2011 until 2018. He served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.
Kowall's wife, Eileen, ser ...
* 19th District: Mike Nofs
Mike Nofs (born November 19, 1953) is a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan Senate from 2009 until 2018 for the 19th district. Nods previously served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was elected ...
* 21st District: John Proos
* 22nd District: Joe Hune
Joe Hune (born May 29, 1980) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Education
Hune received his education from the following institutions:
*Graduated, Fowlerville Community Schools, 1998
*Graduated, B.S. Financial Planning, Cleary Uni ...
* 24th District: Rick Jones
* 25th District: Phil Pavlov
* 26th District: Tonya Schuitmaker
* 29th District: Dave Hildenbrand
Dave Hildenbrand (born November 15, 1973) is a former politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Republican member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 29th district and serving as Assistant Majority Leader. Prior to that, he was a ...
* 30th District: Arlan Meekhof
* 31st District: Mike Green
* 33rd District: Judy Emmons
Judy K. Emmons is a former Michigan state senator who represented District 33. She is the former chair of the Families, Seniors and Human Services Committee, and former vice-chair of Education.
Michigan House of Representatives
Emmons' first c ...
* 34th District: Goeff Hansen
Goeffrey M. Hansen (born September 26, 1959) is an American Republican politician from Michigan who previously served in the Michigan Senate, having served three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Prior to his election to the legi ...
* 35th District: Darwin L. Booher
* 38th District: Tom Casperson
Tom Casperson (July 20, 1959 – November 29, 2020) was an American businessman and politician from the State of Michigan. He formerly served as a Republican member of the Michigan State Senate, representing the 38th district, which includes muc ...
Results
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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General Election
Pending official certification by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, the following candidates, listed alphabetically, advanced to the November general election.
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
Maps
File:2018 Michigan Senate election - Results by district.svg, Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district
File:2018 Michigan Senate election - Republican vote share by district.svg, Support for Republican Party candidates by district
File:2018 Michigan Senate election - Democratic vote share by district.svg, Support for Democratic Party candidates by district
See also
* Michigan House of Representatives election, 2018
References
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External links
2018 Michigan Primary Election Ballot
Senate
Michigan Senate elections
Michigan Senate
November 2018 events in the United States