2018 Michigan House of Representatives election
An election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect all 110 members to Michigan 's House of Representatives .[ 1] The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. Senate , U.S. House of Representatives , Governor and Senate . The primary election was held on August 7, 2018.[ 1]
Republicans retained control of the House, despite losing the popular vote , after a net loss of five seats, winning 58 seats compared to 52 seats for the Democrats.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are able to serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms, some of the toughest term-limit laws in the country.[ 6] After the 2018 mid-term elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House were forced to leave office because of term-limits.[ 7] The following members were prevented by term-limits from seeking re-election to the House in 2018. This list does not include members that were eligible for re-election, but instead sought other office or voluntarily retired.
Democrats (13)
Republicans (11)
Results
Statewide
Statewide results of the 2018 Michigan House of Representatives:[ 8]
Popular vote
Democratic
52.13%
Republican
47.40%
Other
0.47%
House seats
Republican
52.73%
Democratic
47.27%
District
Results of the 2018 Michigan House of Representatives election by district:[ 8]
General election
1
Incumbent representative
2
Current member of Senate
Districts 1-28
Districts 29-55
Districts 56-83
Results by precinct 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Results by precinct
Districts 84-110
Results by county
Results by precinct
Results by county Results by precinct
Notes
See also
References
^ a b Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State. "MICHIGAN ELECTION DATES" (PDF) . Michigan Department of State .
^ Perkins, Tom (November 7, 2018). "Once again, Michigan Dems get more state Senate and House votes, but GOP keeps power" . Metro Times . Detroit, U.S.A. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
^ Gray, Kathleen (November 7, 2018). "Dems make gains in Michigan and Congress, but blue wave falls short" . Detroit Free Press . Detroit, U.S.A. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
^ Oosting, Jonathan (November 7, 2018). "Michigan Republicans keep control of state House, Senate" . The Detroit News . Detroit, U.S.A. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
^ Ingraham, Christopher (November 13, 2018). "In at least three states, including Pa., Republicans won House while losing popular vote" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, U.S.A. The Washington Post . Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
^ "Michigan's Term Limits Are Toughest in Nation" . The Ballenger Report . October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
^ Jonathan Oosting (October 3, 2017). "Mass turnover fuels push for Mich. term limit reform" . Detroit News . Retrieved October 29, 2017 .
^ a b "2018 Michigan Election Results" . Lansing, U.S.A.: Department of State, Michigan. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
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