The Green Papers: Michigan 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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
 

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Michigan State and Local Government

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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 Democratic Senator  Carl Levin
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  John D. Cherry, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative John Freeman
    Democratic     Macomb County Sheriff  Mark A. Hackel - apparently not a candidate
11 May 2009: Announced he may not run for Governor in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     George Perles
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Alma Wheeler Smith
  Candidate Democratic     former Flint Mayor Donald J. "Don" Williamson
Resigned as Mayor February 2009.
  Candidate Republican     Oakland County Sheriff  Michael J. "Mike" Bouchard
Lieutenant Governor running mate is likely to be Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land
  Candidate Republican     David A. Brandon
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Mike Cox
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Tom George
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Peter "Pete" Hoekstra
Congressman CD 2
    Republican     Secretary of State  Terri Lynn Land - apparently not a candidate
25 June 2009: Ended her exploratory committee and endorsed Mike Bouchard for Governor
  Candidate Republican     Tim Rujan
  Candidate Republican     Rick Snyder

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 - Candidate for Governor in 2010
  
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor are nominated by political parties at their fall state convention (Michigan Election Law, Act 116 of 1954, Section 168.72).

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Democratic (8 Undetermined);
7 Republican (1 Open, 6 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Democratic Congressman  Bart Stupak
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Bart Stupak
FEC H2MI01068: $334,775

CD 2
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Republican Congressman  Peter "Pete" Hoekstra
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Freddie Lee "Fred" Johnson, III
FEC H8MI02097: $1,290
  Candidate Republican     William C. "Bill" Cooper
FEC H0MI02110: $138,093
  Candidate Republican     William P. "Bill" Huizenga
FEC H0MI02094: $108,961
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Wayne Kuipers
FEC H0MI02128: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Allen Jay "Jay" Riemersma
FEC H0MI02102: $236,012

CD 3
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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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Vernon J. Ehlers
FEC H4MI03045: $104,472

CD 4
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Republican Congressman  David Lee "Dave" Camp
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  David Lee "Dave" Camp
FEC H0MI10071: $742,637

CD 5
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Democratic Congressman  Dale E. Kildee
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Dale E. Kildee
FEC H6MI07108: $177,536
  Candidate Republican     Rick Wilson
FEC H0MI05063: $8,058

CD 6
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Republican Congressman  Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Frederick Stephen "Fred" Upton
FEC H6MI04113: $404,294

CD 7
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Democratic Congressman  Mark Hamilton Schauer
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Mark Hamilton Schauer
FEC H8MI07096: $1,085,044
  Candidate Republican     Marvin Ernest Carlson
FEC H0MI07069: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Brian Rooney
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg
FEC H4MI07103: $218,291
  Candidate Independent     Scott Eugene Aughney
FEC H0MI07051: $285

CD 8
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Republican Congressman  Michael J. "Mike" Rogers
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michael J. "Mike" Rogers
FEC H0MI08042: $562,454

CD 9
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Democratic Congressman  Gary Peters
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Gary Peters
FEC H8MI09068: $1,214,501
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Andrew Edward "Rocky" Raczkowski
FEC H0MI09115: $112,740
  Candidate Republican     Paul F. Welday
FEC H0MI09107: $160,017

CD 10
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Republican Congressman  Candice S. Miller
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Candice S. Miller
FEC H6MI12181: $300,501

CD 11
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Republican Congressman  Thaddeus G. McCotter
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Natalie Mosher
FEC H0MI11087: $92,711
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Thaddeus G. McCotter
FEC H2MI00037: $632,137

CD 12
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Democratic Congressman  Sander M. "Sandy" Levin
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Sander M. "Sandy" Levin
FEC H2MI17023: $533,975
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Michael Norbert "Mickey" Switalski
FEC H0MI12119: $10,236
  Candidate Republican     Jason McClanahan

CD 13
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Democratic Congressman  Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
FEC H6MI15127: $205,401
  Candidate Democratic     Glenn Rodney Plummer
FEC H0MI13372: Financial report not available

CD 14
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Democratic Congressman  John Conyers, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John Conyers, Jr.
FEC H6MI01028: $450,575

CD 15
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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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John D. Dingell
FEC H6MI16034: $366,847

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 - Term Limited. 25 June 2009: Ended her gubernatorial exploratory committee and endorsed Mike Bouchard for Governor. 15 September 2009: Possible Lieutenant Governor running mate for Mike Bouchard.
  Candidate Democratic     Jocelyn F. Benson
  Candidate Democratic     Detroit City Clerk Janice M. Winfrey
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Cameron S. Brown
  Candidate Republican     Judy Emmons
  Candidate Republican     Michelle McManus
  Candidate Republican     Anne Norlander
  
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 - 27 May 2009: Candidate for Governor in 2010
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Michael D. "Mike" Bishop
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Bruce Patterson
  
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): 12 incumbents, 19 candidates
  Republican: 9 incumbents, 30 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
  Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
  America's Independent (affiliates)
  Natural Law (affiliates)
  Right to Life
  Socialist Party USA
  U.S. Taxpayers (affiliate of Constitution)
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to 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
  America’s Independent Party (associated with Alan Keyes)
  Constitution Party of Michigan
  Libertarian Party Of Michigan
  Natural Law Party of Michigan
  Reform Party of Michigan
  Right to Life of Michigan
  Socialist Party of Michigan
  The Green Party of Michigan
  The Unity 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
  Huron Daily Tribune - Bad Axe
  Kalamazoo Gazette
  Lansing State Journal
  Leader Publications - Dowagiac - Niles
  Macomb Daily
  Michigan Government Television
  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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