2012 michigan election results


[61] On October 11 the Stabenow campaign issued a statement saying she was "…ending the ongoing debate over debates, due to Congressman Hoekstra's refusal to accept the traditional U.S. Senate debates and his constant political attacks.". [64] At the time Hoekstra was scheduled to debate with Harley Mikkelson, and Boman at Gaylord High School on October 24,[56] but Hoekstra did not attend it. That race has yet to be called. [47] The exception being the Romeo Area Tea Party Forum, on May 21, 2012, which included Scotty Boman after he changed his affiliation from Republican to Libertarian. The 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The deadline for candidates to file for the August 7 primary was May 15. The 1st District is located in the northern region of the lower peninsula and the entire upper peninsula of Michigan. She defeated Oakland County sheriff and former State Senate Majority Leader Michael Bouchard after narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Spencer Abraham in 2000. We'll be posting news and information about election results here in Michigan on this blog post. In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 55-45 percent over John Kerry (D). [46] The Hoekstra campaign responded, "Debbie Stabenow's campaign refused to negotiate in good faith during the entire process. Total Votes: 36,150. [3], Note: Democrat Michael Magdich initially appeared on the official candidate list, but was later disqualified. A quick head's up on what this is.

Latest on the 2012 Michigan Elections from the CNN.com Politics team. 37.73%. Here are the election results for the races we watched here at Michigan Radio. Dan Benishek (R) 48%Gary McDowell (D) 48%(69% of the vote counted). Spencer Howell of Oakland County reported seeing the box, and said that he thinks the box is inappropriate. In at least one Michigan location voters encountered the controversial citizenship checkbox on their ballot applications. [8], In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Despite Durant's attack ads, Hoekstra was leading in the polls for the Republican nomination.
Stabenow defeated Hoekstra by a landslide 21% margin and by almost one million votes. 13,640. [34] In April 2012, Stabenow's campaign reported that she had had her best fundraising quarter ever, taking $1.5m from January to March 2012, which they say was in part due to the advertisement. Michigan's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012, new district maps based on 2010 Census data, Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index, United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012, United States House of Representatives elections, 2012, United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2012, "Latest Link: Rogers Rival Running in 2012" July 13, 2011, Congressional incumbents not running for re-election, Elected Officials Running for a Different office, Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Michigan%27s_8th_Congressional_District_elections,_2012&oldid=6862516, Submit a photo, survey, video, conversation, or bio, Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing. Two of Hoekstra's GOP opponents, Clark Durant and Gary Glenn, questioned whether Hoekstra is the right candidate for Republicans to support. [66], United States Senate election in Michigan, 2012, 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, "August 7, 2012 Primary and November 6, 2012 General Election: Important Dates and Filing Deadlines", "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing", "Gary Glenn suspends campaign, backs Clark Durant", "Did the GOP get the candidate it wanted in Michigan?
[48] The Romeo forum was hosted by WJR AM radio talk show host Frank Beckmann who said the candidate Hoekstra objected to was Boman.

We’ve heard lines are running smoothly, but there have been a few hiccups. This has led to early delays, but election officials in Flint have assured voters that the ballots would be counted, MLive reports. Senator Debbie Stabenow was re-elected to a third term after being unopposed in the Democratic primary. The family that owns the Ambassador Bridge that backed Proposal 6, the Moroun family, spent close to $30 million on the campaign. [9], On November 2, 2010, Rogers won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. [37], A number of United States Senate Debates were held in the 2012 election cycle, but none included more than two of the General Election candidates at a time. Michigan's 8th District became more Republican because of redistricting. It's Election Day and Michigan voters have been hitting the polls all day. Michigan's 8th Congressional District is located in the mid region of the lower peninsula of Michigan and includes the state capital Lansing. Stories and images from the polls in Michigan, Spencer Howell of Oakland County reported. This after a federal judge ruled the box unconstitutional.

Michigan's 8th Congressional District has a PVI of R+2, which is the 213th most Republican district in the country. [53], After the Primary Election, some forums were held which were attended by one of the invited United States Senate Candidates, but only two post-primary debates were held where more than one General Election candidate attended: Libertarian Scotty Boman and Green Party candidate Harley Mikkelson attended Forums hosted by the League of Women Voters of Alpena County on October 23,[54] and Gaylord High School on October 24. [31] The NAACP denounced the ad as an "unnecessary race card. The 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

In a statement released tonight, the family defended their investment in the campaign: "We are happy with the investment made in this campaign on behalf of taxpayers and the 5,000 families employed by Ambassador Bridge family of companies. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Ballotpedia features 317,743 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. [55][56], Since 1996, WGVU and the Detroit Economic Club hosted United States Senate debates that would feature all United States Senate candidates who had met certain qualifications. Journalist James Fallows of The Atlantic called it the "most revolting ad". "[46], Hoekstra continued to ask Stabenow to debate him, and attended at least three debates at which he was the only participant. Live Michigan Election Results and Map, includes 2012 races for President, Senate, House, … "It allows statutes to be passed by the Legislature that pretty much peel away at collective bargaining rights like skin off of an onion," said Johnson.

A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called for Hoekstra to apologize. Asian-American groups called the ad "very disturbing", national GOP consultant Mike Murphy said it was "really, really dumb", and Foreign Policy magazine managing editor Blake Hounshell called it "despicable." Incumbent: Incumbent Mike Rogers (R), who was first elected to the 8th District in 2000 ran for re-election. [46] Before the primary, non-partisan Tea Party groups hosted debates which were open to all candidates, however all but one were attended exclusively by Republican primary candidates. We have about two hours to go, and we have some reports about how things have been going. Thank you for following this blog. Dan Kildee has been elected to Congressional District 5. Organized labor leaders also hope to defeat Proposal 1, and repeal Michigan's emergency manager law. [35] Hoekstra's campaign, meanwhile, reported disappointing fundraising numbers for the first quarter of 2012, raising just $700,000, down almost $300,000 from the final quarter of 2011. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Primary: Michigan has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary. [25], On July 20 Glenn suspended his campaign and endorsed Durant; however, his name was still on the ballot due to the time of his withdrawal.[4]. [30] The ad was called "blatantly racist" by Michael Yaki, former aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 2012 U.S. Senate Elections The 8th Congressional District of Michigan held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. [7], In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 53-47 percent over John McCain (R). You can also find information about the races not listed below on the Secretary of State's general elections website. The list of participating stations and states is posted at the bottom. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. Republican Pete Hoekstra had originally been scheduled to participate in the debate, but withdrew because he objected to the participation of one of the candidates. [63] Scotty Boman offered to participate in the October 18 debate, but Hoekstra Campaign Manager Greg VanWoerkom said it was too late for Boman to participate since he had his chance to debate Hoekstra before the August primary, when he was running as a Republican. Stabenow defeated Hoekstra by a la… He defeated Lance Enderle (D), Bhagwan Dashairya (L), Katherine Houston (Write-In), and Eric Harvey (Write-In) in the general election.[10]. [28] In the HTML code on Hoekstra's site the woman in the ad was reportedly previously identified as "yellowgirl. Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) wins in a tight race for the 63rd District in Michigan over Bill Farmer (D). Kerry Bentivolio (R) in Michigan's 11th Congressional District is leading with 50% of the vote to Sayed Taj's (D) 44% - 77% of the vote is counted. [56] On October 23 Hoekstra held a debate in Kentwood Michigan.

[59] On October 9 Scotty Boman issued a press release in which he claimed polling results[60] qualified him for the debates. Votes.

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