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  MI Governor
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Parents > United States > Michigan > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2018 - 11:00am Central
Polls Open November 06, 2018 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2018 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 2019 - 11:00am
Term End January 01, 2023 - 12:00am
ContributorRBH
Last Modifiedpoliticaltracker4096 April 20, 2022 08:31pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Official write-in candidates receiving 0 votes:
Angelo Scott Brown, Raymond A. Hall, Larry James Hutchinson, Jr., and John Arthur Williams.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameRick Snyder Votes1,607,399 (50.92%)
Term01/01/2015 - 01/01/2019 Margin128,342 (+4.07%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/2022
NameGretchen Whitmer Votes2,430,505 (54.47%)
Term01/01/2023 - 01/01/2027 Margin469,870 (+10.53%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 07, 2018 MI Governor - D Primary
Gretchen Whitmer
D 1,131,447
Aug 07, 2018 MI Governor - R Primary
Bill Schuette
R 989,576
Aug 07, 2018 MI Governor - LBT Primary
William J. "Bill" Gelineau
LBT 6,975
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/06/2016 11/06/2018
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bill Schuette 1 ------
Gretchen Whitmer 4 6 8 1
Leaning Call: Gretchen Whitmer (97.78%)
Weighted Call: Gretchen Whitmer (99.97%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/27/2017 11/05/2018

CANDIDATES
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Name Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer Attorney General Bill Schuette William J. "Bill" Gelineau Jennifer V. Kurland Todd Schleiger Keith R. Butkovich (W) Francis L. Rowley
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Green U.S. Taxpayers Natural Law Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 2,266,193 (53.37%) 1,859,534 (43.80%) 56,606 (1.33%) 28,799 (0.68%) 24,593 (0.58%) 10,202 (0.24%) 11 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -406,659 (-9.58%) -2,209,587 (-52.04%) -2,237,394 (-52.69%) -2,241,600 (-52.79%) -2,255,991 (-53.13%) -2,266,182 (-53.37%)
Predict Avg.56.00% 44.00% 1.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/03/2017 09/12/2017 03/08/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018
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MATCHUP POLLS (32 from 15 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.67%-- 41.53%-- 0.55%-- -0.04%-- 0.04%-- 0.38%-- 0.00%--
Mitchell Research & Communications 
11/05/18-11/05/18		 48.40% 5.6 40.60% 0.6 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mitchell Research & Communications 
11/04/18-11/04/18		 54.00% 6.0 40.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Change Research 
11/02/18-11/04/18		 51.00% -- 43.00% -- 2.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Research Co. 
11/01/18-11/03/18		 47.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Glengariff Group 
10/25/18-10/27/18		 49.80% 3.0 37.50% 2.3 1.50% 1.2 1.00% 0.3 0.50% 0.2 0.70% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
10/24/18-10/26/18		 52.00% 9.0 41.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBR Old LW
D NCdem
R John J. "Joe" Schwarz 🔗
D BLUEDOGS
D EastTexasDem
I E Pluribus Unum
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Evan Space (W) Lance Herman (W) Bill Cobbs (W) Robin Sanders (W) Clyde Darnell Lynch (W) Patrick O'Neal Burney (W) Henry Joseph Lester
PartyIndependent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 8 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%) 3 (0.00%) 2 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%)
Margin-2,266,185 (-53.37%) -2,266,189 (-53.37%) -2,266,190 (-53.37%) -2,266,191 (-53.37%) -2,266,192 (-53.37%) -2,266,192 (-53.37%) -2,266,192 (-53.37%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018 03/01/2018
MATCHUP POLLS (32 from 15 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mitchell Research & Communications 
11/05/18-11/05/18		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mitchell Research & Communications 
11/04/18-11/04/18		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Change Research 
11/02/18-11/04/18		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research Co. 
11/01/18-11/03/18		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Glengariff Group 
10/25/18-10/27/18		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
10/24/18-10/26/18		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
09/04/2018 Gretchen Whitmer TVAd Biography eng Protect  00:00:30 RP 
09/04/2018 Bill Schuette TVAd Issue eng Protection Michigan Families  00:00:30 RP 
09/04/2018 Bill Schuette vs Gretchen Whitmer TVAd Contrast eng Whitmer is too Extreme  00:00:30 RP 
08/28/2018 Gretchen Whitmer vs Bill Schuette TVAd Issue eng Since  00:00:30 RP 
07/10/2018 Gretchen Whitmer TVAd Issue eng Grit  00:00:30 RP 
06/28/2018 Gretchen Whitmer TVAd Biography eng In Your Corner  00:00:30 RP 
06/11/2018 Gretchen Whitmer TVAd Issue eng Work Hard  00:00:30 RP 
05/17/2018 vs Gretchen Whitmer TVAd Attack eng Gretchen Whitmer Failed Michigan  00:00:30 RP 
05/15/2018 vs Bill Schuette TVAd Attack eng here's Bill?  00:00:30 RP 
03/22/2018 Bill Schuette TVAd Biography eng Let's Go  00:00:30 RP 

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