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2014 Michigan Senate election

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Field	Value
election_name	2014 Michigan Senate election
country	Michigan
type	Legislative
vote_type	Popular
ongoing	Yes
previous_year	2010
election_date
next_year	2018
seats_for_election	38 seats in the Michigan Senate
majority_seats	20
turnout	2,919,926 (39.21%)
image1	File:Michigan State of the State 2014 (11997926043) (Randy Richardville).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1
leader1	Randy Richardville
(term-limited)
party1	Republican Party (United States)
states_carried1
leader_since1	January 1, 2011
leaders_seat1	17th–Monroe
seats_before1	26
seats_after1	27
seat_change1	1
<!-- any -->	popular_vote1	1,499,097
percentage1	49.80%
swing1
image2	File:Gretchen Whitmer 2011 (cropped 2).jpg
nominee2
leader2	Gretchen Whitmer
(term-limited)
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
leader_since2	January 1, 2011
leaders_seat2	23rd—East Lansing
seats_before2	12
seats_after2	11
seat_change2	1
<!-- any -->	popular_vote2	1,420,829
percentage2	47.20%
swing2
<!-- polls -->	map_image	File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Results by district (simple).svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	Results:

title	Leader
before_election	Randy Richardville
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Arlan Meekhof
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

(term-limited) (term-limited)

Elections for the Michigan Senate was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with partisan primary elections to select the party's nominees held on August 5. All 38 seats in the Michigan Senate were contested, and those elected will serve in the 98th and 99th Michigan Legislatures. This was the first election for the Michigan Senate contested under the constituency boundaries drawn in consequence of the 2010 U.S. census. The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing	October 20, 2014

Members not seeking re-election

State Senators are only allowed to serve 2 four-year terms, a maximum of 8 years. The following Senators were not running for a new term in 2014.

District	Senator	Residence	Term-limited?
5	Tupac Hunter	Dem	Detroit	Yes
6	Glenn S. Anderson	Dem	Westland	Yes
13	John Pappageorge	Rep	Troy	Yes
16	Bruce Caswell	Rep	Hillsdale	No (retiring)
17	Randy Richardville	Rep	Monroe	Yes
23	Gretchen Whitmer	Dem	East Lansing	Yes
28	Mark Jansen	Rep	Gaines Township	Yes
32	Roger Kahn	Rep	Saginaw Township	Yes
36	John Moolenaar	Rep	Midland	No (running for Congress)
37	Howard Walker	Rep	Traverse City	No (retiring)

Results

Due to the redistricting done as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were consolidation of districts that resulted in a "new" 26th District to be created. The new 26th District was a won by the Republicans, causing a gain for Republicans as consolidation effectively resulted in two Democratic held districts being merged. A recount in the 20th District resulted in Margaret O'Brien's win widening from 59 votes to 61 votes. The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats.

Shortly after the election, Arlan Meekhof, Republican from the 30th District, was elected Senate Majority Leader, Mike Kowall, Republican from the 15th District, was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader, Jim Ananich, Democrat from the 27th District, was elected Senate Minority Leader, and Morris Hood III, Democrat from the 3rd District, was elected Senate Minority Floor Leader.

District 1-9

Districts 10-19

Districts 20-29

Districts 30-38

Maps

File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Results by district.svg|Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Republican vote share by district.svg|Support for Republican Party candidates by district File:2014 Michigan Senate election - Democratic vote share by district.svg|Support for Democratic Party candidates by district

Special election

On November 8, 2016, a special election was held in the 4th District to fill the vacancy left when Virgil Smith Jr. resigned.

References

[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cgi/senate10statewide_371479_7.pdf Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget: 2011 Michigan Legislative Districts—Senate District Statewide Map ]
(November 4, 2014). "2014 Live Michigan election results: State Senate races". MLive.com.
Luzer, Daniel. (2014-10-20). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive".
(December 10, 2014). "In 20th District recount, O’Brien keeps win". WOODTV.com.
Gray, Kathleen. (7 November 2014). "Michigan Senate, House have new leaders, bigger GOP majorities". Detroit Free Press.

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