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
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Bart Stupak
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Bart Stupak
• FEC H2MI01068: $334,775
CD 2
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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 John Rooney
• FEC H0MI07077: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Timothy L. "Tim" Walberg
• FEC H4MI07103: $218,291
  Candidate Independent     Scott Eugene Aughney
• FEC H0MI07051: $285
CD 8
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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
{map}		 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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