The Green Papers: Michigan 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:17(3.16% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:15(3.45% of 435)
2000 Census:9,955,829 (3.53% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):7,358,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):6,861,342
Capital:Lansing
Tuesday 5 August 2008 polling hours 7:00a EDT (1100 UTC) / 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC) / 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CDT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EDT, when the networks feel they can project.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CST and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EST, when the networks feel they can project.
 

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Michigan State and Local Government

Michigan 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 17 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow
• First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator Carl Levin
• First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Carl Levin
• FEC S8MI00158: $5,686,391
    Republican     Barton L. "Bart" Baron - apparently not a candidate
• FEC S6MI00301: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Jack Hoogendyk, Jr.
• FEC S8MI00299: $36,910
    Republican     Andrew Edward "Rocky" Raczkowski - apparently not a candidate
• Dropped out cira 15 February 2008
• FEC S2MI00128: $164,253
  Candidate Green     Anthony America
  Candidate Libertarian     Scotty Boman
• FEC S8MI00315: Financial report not available
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor Jennifer M. Granholm
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At term limit
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Nominated by convention separately from the gubernatorial primary; elected on same ticket with Governor.
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry, Jr.
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Lieutenant Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Seat - At term limit
  
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Democratic (6 Undetermined);
9 Republican (9 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Bart Stupak
• FEC H2MI01068: $730,539
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Thomas A. "Tom" Casperson
• FEC H8MI01107: $53,345
  Candidate Republican     Linda J. Goldthorpe
• FEC H8MI01115: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Don Hooper
  Candidate Green; Socialist Party USA     Jean Treacy
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Peter Hoekstra
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Freddie Lee "Fred" Johnson, III
• FEC H8MI02097: $19,425
    Democratic     Scott Michael Killips - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8MI02089: $1,090
    Democratic     Kimon Kotos - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H4MI02088: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Peter Hoekstra
• FEC H2MI02066: $339,372
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers
• First elected in Special Election, 7 December 1993, re: death of Congressman Paul Henry, 31 July 1993
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Henry Sanchez
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers
• FEC H4MI03045: $239,133
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman David Lee "Dave" Camp
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew Donnelly Concannon
• FEC H8MI04077: $27,866
  Candidate Republican     Congressman David Lee "Dave" Camp
• FEC H0MI10071: $1,140,400
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Dale E. Kildee
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Dale E. Kildee
• FEC H6MI07108: $331,046
    Republican     William E. Putman, II - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8MI05074: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Matt Sawicki
  Candidate Independent     Lafonza Earl Washington
• FEC H8MI05082: Financial report not available
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Don Cooney
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton
• FEC H6MI04113: $777,266
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
    Democratic     James Michael "Jim" Berryman - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 23 September 2007
• FEC H8MI07088: $56,908
    Democratic     David Allen Nacht - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 30 August 2007
• FEC H8MI07062: $172,796
  Candidate Democratic     Sharon Marie Renier
• FEC H4MI07137: $1,830
  Candidate Democratic     state Senate Minority Leader Mark Hamilton Schauer
• FEC H8MI07096: $904,726
    Republican     former Congressman John J. H. "Joe" Schwarz - apparently not a candidate
• Formed an Exploratory Committee. May run as an Independent.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg
• FEC H4MI07103: $829,066
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Rogers
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Darwood "Bob" Alexander
• FEC H4MI08085: $17,050
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Michael J. "Mike" Rogers
• FEC H0MI08042: $770,575
  Candidate Green     Aaron Stuttman
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Joseph K. "Joe" Knollenberg
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Gary Peters
• former State lottery commissioner (resigned 10 August 2007)
• FEC H8MI09068: $750,162
    Democratic     Rhonda Ross - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Nancy Ann Skinner - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 25 February 2008
• FEC H6MI09146: $27,572
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Joseph K. "Joe" Knollenberg
• FEC H2MI11042: $1,847,146
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Jack Kevorkian
• FEC H8MI09076: Financial report not available
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Candice S. Miller
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Denison
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Candice S. Miller
• FEC H6MI12181: $450,511
  Candidate Green     Candace Caveny
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Thaddeus G. McCotter
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Edward F. Kriewall
• FEC H8MI11197: $7,250
  Candidate Democratic     Joseph W. Larkin
    Democratic     Tom Spencer - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thaddeus G. McCotter
• FEC H2MI00037: $578,202
  Candidate Independent     Theodore Camron "Ted" McAvoy
• FEC H8MI11213: Financial report not available
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Sander M. "Sandy" Levin
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Sander M. "Sandy" Levin
• FEC H2MI17023: $424,564
  Candidate Republican     Bert Copple
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
• Congressman Kilpatrick filed for re-election in CD 15 with the FEC on 30 January 2007.
• FEC H6MI15127: $531,429
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Martha G. Scott
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Mary Waters
  Candidate Republican     Edward J. Gubics
CD 14
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
• FEC H6MI01028: $668,236
  Candidate Democratic     Horace Sheffield
CD 15
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John D. Dingell
• First elected in 1955 in a special election to fill the seat of his deceased father, John Dingell.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John D. Dingell
• FEC H6MI16034: $1,712,964
  Candidate Republican     John J. Lynch
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
  Republican Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Secretary of State is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Seat - At term limit
  
Candidates for Secretary of State are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
  Republican Attorney General Mike Cox
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Seat - At term limit
  
Candidates for Attorney General are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 21 candidates
 • Republican: 11 incumbents, 17 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Independence (affiliates)
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
 • U.S. Taxpayers (affiliate of Constitution)
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
 • No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OF 1963
 • Michigan Constitution of 1835
 • Michigan Constitution of 1850
 • Michigan Constitution of 1908
Election Authority
 • Michigan Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Michigan House of Representatives
 • Michigan Legislature
 • Michigan Senate
Democratic
 • Michigan Blue Tiger Democrats
 • Michigan House Democrats
 • Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus
 • The Michigan Democratic Party
Republican
 • Michigan House Republicans
 • Michigan Senate Republicans
 • The Michigan Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Michigan
 • Independence Party of Michigan
 • Libertarian Party Of Michigan
 • Natural Law Party of Michigan
 • Reform Party of Michigan
 • Reform Party of Michigan
 • Right to Life of Michigan
 • Socialist Party of Michigan
 • The Green Party of Michigan
 • U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan
Media & others
 • Ann Arbor News
 • Battle Creek Enquirer
 • Cheboygan Daily Tribune
 • DC's Political Report - Michigan
 • Detroit Free Press
 • Detroit News
 • Gongwer News Service
 • Grand Rapids Press
 • Hometown Newspapers - Oakland, Livingston, Wayne, and Macomb Counties
 • Kalamazoo Gazette
 • Lansing State Journal
 • Leader Publications - Dowagiac - Niles
 • Macomb Daily
 • Michigan Government Television
 • Michigan Third Parties Coalition
 • Michiganliberal.com
 • MichiganVotes.org - Mackinac Center Michigan Legislature
 • Midland Daily News
 • MLive.com
 • Monroe Evening News
 • Muskegon Chronicle
 • Observer & Eccentric (Wayne/Oakland Counties)
 • Politics1.com - Michigan
 • Sentinel-Standard - Ionia
 • Sturgis Journal
 • The Alpena News
 • The Bay City Times
 • The Crawford County Avalanche
 • The Daily Telegram - Adrian
 • The Flint Journal
 • The Herald-Palladium - St. Joseph - Benton Harbor
 • The Independent - Dundee
 • The Jackson Citizen Patriot
 • The News-Herald-Heritage - Wayne County
 • The Oakland Press - Pontiac
 • The Observer & Eccentric - Livonia - Birmingham - Plymouth - Rochester
 • The Saginaw News
 • The Voice - New Baltimore
 • WDIV TV - NBC - Detroit
 • WJBK TV - FOX - Detroit
 • WLNS TV - CBS - Lansing
 • WLUC TV - NBC - Negaunee
 • WNEM - Bay City - Saginaw - Midland - Flint
 • WOOD AM - Grand Rapids
 • WOOD TV - NBC - Grand Rapids
 

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