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Michigan Department of State - Bureau of Elections
2010 Michigan Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 5/11/10, Independent / Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 7/15/10, Primary Write-in Deadline: 7/23/10, Primary: 8/3/10, Alternative Party Convention Deadline: 8/3/10, Deadline to Name Running-Mate: 8/30/10, Major Party Convention Deadline: 9/3/10, Write-in Deadline: 10/22/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: September 1, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 56.4% in '06, Jennifer M. Granholm (D) barred from 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Governor to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Hotline's Competitive Governor Race, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Lean Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| Mayor Virg Bernero (D), |
businessman Rick Snyder (R), |
'92, '94, '98, '02, '04, '06 & '08 congressional nominee / retired auto worker Kenneth L. "Ken" Proctor (L), |
| Stacey L. Mathia (T), |
| Harley G. Mikkelson (G), |
| Linda Blauwkamp (WI), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 56.4% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, John Cherry (D) retiring,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence (D), |
St. Rep. Brian Calley (R), |
'08 congressional nominee Erwin J. Haas (L), |
| Chris Levels (T), |
| Lynn Meadows (G), |
Attorney General, 53.8% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Mike Cox (R) running for Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| David Leyton (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Bill Schuette (R), |
'08 congressional nominee Daniel W. Grow (L), |
| Gerald Van Sickle (T) |
Secretary of State, 56.2% in '06, Terri Lynn Land (R) running for Lt. Gov. after 2nd term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| prof. / attorney Jocelyn Benson (D), |
Ruth Johnson (R), |
'06 Lt. Gov. nominee / '08 Senate nominee Scotty Boman (L), |
| Robert Gale (T), |
| John Anthony La Pietra (G), |
Senator, 56.9% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Debbie Stabenow (D), |
ex-Gov. John Engler (R)?, |
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Senator, 62.6% in '08, 6th term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Carl Levin (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 65.0% in '08, Bart T. Stupak (D) retiring after 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, First Read’s Field of 64, |
| St. Rep. Gary McDowell (D), |
surgeon Dan Benishek (R), |
Keith Shelton (L), |
| Patrick Lambert (T), |
| Ellis Boal (G), |
| Glenn Wilson (I), |
2nd Congressional District, 62.4% in '08, Peter Hoekstra (R) retiring after 9th term to run for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| '08 nominee / prof. / ret. Marine Corps Lieutenant Fred L. Johnson, III (D), |
ex-St. Rep. William P. "Bill" Huizenga (R), |
Rich Hemstreet (L), |
| Ronald Graeser (T), |
| Lloyd Clarke (G), |
3rd Congressional District, 61.1% in '08, Vernon J. Ehlers (R) retiring after 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, |
| attorney Patrick Miles, Jr. (D), |
St. Rep. Justin Amash (R), |
James Rogers (L), |
| Charlie Shick (G), |
| Theodore Gerrard (T), |
4th Congressional District, 61.9% in '08, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| Jerry M. Campbell (D), |
David "Dave" Lee Camp (R), |
'00 & '02 & '04 nominee / disk jockey Clint Foster (L), |
| John Emerick (T), |
5th Congressional District, 70.4% in '08, 17th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Dale E. Kildee (D), |
John Kupiec (R), |
Michael Moon (L), |
| J. Matthew de Heus (G), |
6th Congressional District, 58.9% in '08, 12th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| City Comm'r. Don Cooney (D), |
Stephen Frederick "Fred" Upton (R), |
Melvin Valkner (T), |
| Pat Foster (G), |
7th Congressional District, 48.8% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, First Read’s Field of 64, |
| Mark Schauer (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R), |
Greg Merle (L), |
| Tea Party activist Scott Aughney (T), |
| Richard Wunsch (G), |
8th Congressional District, 56.4% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| analyst Kande Ngalamulume (D) withdrew, |
Michael "Mike" J. Rogers (R), |
Bhagwan "Bob" Dashairya (L), |
9th Congressional District, 52.1% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, First Read’s Field of 64, |
| Gary C. Peters (D), |
'02 & '08 Senate nominee Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski (R), |
Adam Goodman (L), |
| Douglas Campbell (G), |
10th Congressional District, 66.2% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| Henry Yanez (D), |
Candice S. Miller (R), |
Claude Beavers (L), |
| Candace R. Caveny (G), |
11th Congressional District, 51.4% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| ex-teacher Natalie Mosher (D), |
Thaddeus G. "Thad" McCotter (R), |
John J. Tatar (L), |
12th Congressional District, 72.1% in '08, 14th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Sander M. "Sandy" Levin (D), |
insurance agency owner Don Volaric (R), |
Leonard Schwartz (L), |
| Lester Townsend (T), |
| Julia Williams (G), |
13th Congressional District, 74.1% in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Hansen Clarke (D), |
John Hauler (R), |
Heidi Peterson (L), |
| George Corsetti (G), |
14th Congressional District, 92.4% in '08, 23nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| John Conyers Jr. (D), |
Don Ukrainec (R), |
Rick Secula (L), |
| Marc Sosnowski (T), |
15th Congressional District, 70.7% in '08, 28th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| John D. Dingell (D), |
Dr. Rob Steele (R), |
Kerry Lee Morgan (L), |
| Matthew Furman (T), |
| Aimee Smith (G), |
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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