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2010 Michigan Senate election

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FieldValue
election_name2010 Michigan Senate elections
countryMichigan
typeLegislative
vote_typePopular
ongoingNo
previous_year[2006](2006-michigan-senate-election)
election_date
next_election2014 Michigan Senate election
next_year2014
seats_for_election38 seats in the Michigan Senate
majority_seats20
turnout3,145,959 (42.51%)
image1File:Mke Bishop Michigan.jpg
image_size150x150px
leader1Mike Bishop
party1Republican Party (United States)
leader_since1January 10, 2007
leaders_seat112th—Pontiac
last_election1**21**
seats_before1**22**
seats_after1**26**
seat_change14
popular_vote1**1,688,851**
percentage1**53.68%**
image2File:3x4.svg
leader2Mike Prusi
party2Democratic Party (United States)
leader_since2January 1, 2009
leaders_seat228th—Ishpeming
last_election217
seats_before216
seats_after212
seat_change24
<!-- any -->popular_vote21,404,868
percentage244.66%
map_imageMI State Senate 2010.svg
map_caption**Results:**
<!-- bottom -->titleMajority Leader
before_electionMichael D. Bishop
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
posttitleMajority Leader
after_electionRandy Richardville
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

The 2010 Michigan Senate elections were held on November 2 of that year, with partisan primaries to determine each party's nominees on August 3. The election was the last contested under constituency boundaries drawn as a result of the 2000 U.S. census, and members served in the 96th and 97th Legislatures.

Term-limited Senators

State Senators are only allowed to serve two four-year terms, a maximum of eight years. The following Senators were not eligible to run for a new term in 2010:

  • Sen. Jim Barcia (D-31st District)

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
GoverningNovember 1, 2010

Results

All results below are from the certified election results posted by the secretary of state.

27th District by-election

State Senator John Gleason resigned his seat to accept election as the Genesee County Clerk. This triggered a by-election, which was held May 7, 2013. Jim Ananich won the special election with 75.27% of the vote.

References

References

  1. Jacobson, Louis. (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats".
  2. (September 28, 2016). "2010 Michigan Election Results - General". [[Michigan Secretary of State]].
  3. (May 10, 2013). "2013 Special Election Results". Genesee County.
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