An election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect all 110 members to
Michigan
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's
House of Representatives
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. The election coincided with
elections
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for other offices, including
U.S. President
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,
U.S. Senate
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, and
U.S. House of Representatives
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.
Michigan Republican Party
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Ronna Romney McDaniel was the chairwoman of the party, having been el ...
retained control of the chamber.
Background
In the
2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect all 110 members to Michigan's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and Senate. The pr ...
, the
Michigan Republican Party
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan, sometimes referred to as MIGOP. Ronald Weiser was elected chairman in 2021.
Ronna Romney McDaniel was the chairwoman of the party, having been el ...
narrowly retained their majority on the chamber.
Despite the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, elections proceeded as planned, though with a larger number of mail-in ballots than usual.
In October 2020, ''
The Washington Post
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'' identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect
partisan balance during post-
census
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redistricting
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.
Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate can only serve two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms, some of the toughest term-limit laws in the country.
Democrats
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LaTanya Garrett
LaTanya Garrett is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 7th District in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014.
Education and early career
Garrett attended schools in the Detroi ...
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Wendell Byrd
Wendell L. Byrd is an American politician, businessman, and former accountant who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2015.
Education
Byrd earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting Development from the Detroi ...
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Vanessa Guerra
Republicans
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Kathy Crawford
Kathy S. Crawford (born March 15, 1942) is an American author, business owner, and Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing District 38. Crawford is a former member of the Oakland Cou ...
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Larry C. Inman
Marginal districts
The following districts would be considered
marginal seat
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s.
Republican-held targets
These Republican-held districts were the most vulnerable to Democratic challengers.
Democratic-held targets
These Democratic districts were the most vulnerable to Republican challengers.
Predictions
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Results by district
District 1
In the
1st district Democratic incumbent
Tenisha Yancey won her primary unopposed on August 4. On November 3, Yancey defeated the Republican nominee, Latricia Ann Lanier, in the general election.
District 2
In the
2nd district,
Joe Tate won re-election.
District 3
Incumbent Democrat
Wendell Byrd
Wendell L. Byrd is an American politician, businessman, and former accountant who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2015.
Education
Byrd earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting Development from the Detroi ...
stood down in the
3rd district due to
term limits
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.
District 4
Incumbent representative
Isaac Robinson died in March 2020 of a suspected
COVID-19
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infection. Twelve Democrats ran to succeed him, but
Abraham Aiyash
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was elected as the Democratic nominee for the seat. On November 3, Aiyash defeated the Republican nominee Howard Weathington in the general election.
District 5
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Cynthia A. Johnson faced two Democratic challengers in the primary. Jermaine Tobey and Rita Ross, the sister of singer
Diana Ross
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. Johnson won her primary and won against Republican nominee Harold Day in the general election.
District 6
In the
6th district, Democrat
Tyrone Carter
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is running for re-election in the general election unopposed. He won his primary election, beating challengers Ivy Nichole Neal and David Palmer. There was no Republican Primary held.
District 7
Incumbent Democrat
LaTanya Garrett
LaTanya Garrett is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 7th District in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014.
Education and early career
Garrett attended schools in the Detroi ...
stood down in the
7th district due to
term limits
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.
Helena Scott
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was the Democratic nominee and Ronald Cole was the Republican nominee.
On November 3, Scott defeated Cole in the general election.
District 8
Incumbent Democrat
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo did not run in the primary, instead running to be on the
Detroit school board. Democrat
Stephanie Young
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was elected as the Democratic nominee in the
8th district. On November 3, Young defeated Republican nominee Miroslawa Teresa Gorak in the general election.
District 9
In the
9th district, Democrat
Karen Whitsett
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won re-election.
District 10
In the
10th district, incumbent Democrat
Leslie Love
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was unable to run for re-election due to term limits.
District 11
In the
11th district, incumbent Democrat
Jewell Jones
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won re-election.
District 12
In the
12th district, incumbent Democrat
Alex Garza won re-election.
District 13
In the
13th district, incumbent Democrat
Frank Liberati was unable to run for re-election due to term limits.
District 14
In the
14th district, incumbent Democrat
Cara Clemente
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won re-election.
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
In the
19th district, Democrat
Laurie Pohutsky ran for re-election. Her Republican opponent was Martha Ptashnik. Pohutsky narrowly won re-election
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
In the
23rd district, Democrat
Darrin Camilleri
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won re-election. He was challenged by Republican nominee John Poe.
District 24
District 25
In the
25th district, Democrat
Nate Shannon
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won re-election. His Republican opponent was Paul Smith.
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
In the
38th district, incumbent Republican
Kathy Crawford
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was prevented from running for re-election due to term limits.
Kelly Breen was elected as a Democrat in this Republican district.
District 39
In the
39th district, incumbent Republican
Ryan Berman
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won re-election.
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District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
In the
45th district, incumbent Republican
Michael Webber could not run for re-election due to term-limits.
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
On August 4, 2020, the primary elections occurred. Incumbent Republican
Mike Mueller
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Early life
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ran unopposed.
Brad May, a mental health clinician, was nominated on the Democratic ticket.
In the primary, May defeated Conner Wallace.
Wallace later endorsed May's candidacy.
On September 18, 2020, the
Michigan Republican Party
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan, sometimes referred to as MIGOP. Ronald Weiser was elected chairman in 2021.
Ronna Romney McDaniel was the chairwoman of the party, having been el ...
pointed to May's criminal record, which included conviction for robbery, possession of cocaine, and retail fraud. The state Republican Party criticized the
Michigan Education Association for endorsing him, despite his criminal past. May responded to these allegations. He confirmed that they were true, but also claimed that he had made significant improvements to his life since his convictions, and that through his work as a clinician, has been able to help those who had been in a similar position to himself.
In the general election on November 3, 2020, Mueller was re-elected, defeating May.
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
Incumbent Republican
Brandt Iden
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was term limited, which made the
61st district an open seat.
The primaries occurred on August 4 and decided that Republican nominee Bronwyn Haltom was to run against incumbent
Kalamazoo County
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Kalamazoo County is included in the Kalamazoo– Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Commissioner,
Christine Morse, as the Democratic nominee. Morse won the seat.
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District 62
Incumbent Democrat
Jim Haadsma won re-election in the
62nd district against Republican nominee Dave Morgan.
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
In the
66th district, Republican
Beth Griffin won reelection.
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
In
Michigan's 71st House of Representatives district
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, Democrat
Angela Witwer was re-elected.
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
In the
79th district Pauline Wendzel won re-election.
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
District 101
District 102
District 103
District 104
In the
104th district, incumbent Republican
Larry Inman did not run for re-election due to term limits. District 104 was the number 1 target for the Democrats but was retained for the GOP by
John Roth.
District 105
District 106
District 107
District 108
District 109
District 110
Gregory Markkanen was re-elected in the
110th district.
See also
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2020 Michigan elections
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2020 United States state legislative elections
Notes
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References
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