Yesterday, Michigan voters went to the polls to cast votes in the General Election for a variety of offices.  In addition to the Presidential race, votes were cast for all 14 members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation, 110 members of the Michigan House of Representative, and one special election in the Michigan Senate’s 4^th District in Southeast Michigan.  There were also elections for two seats on the State Supreme Court, 3 University Boards, and the State Board of Education. 

Please click here to view a complete listing of results for the above mentioned races; the winners are highlighted and the incumbent’s names are in italics.  Please note, these are considered unofficial results until certified by the State Board of Canvassers.  Since it is only the day after the races have concluded, please excuse any reporting errors in our data sources.

A few highlights from yesterday’s General Election:

• At the time of this writing, reports indicate that 4,717,517 Michigan residents cast their ballot for president in this year’s General Election, which is approximately 63% percent of the state’s registered voters. While there are still some outstanding votes to be counted, this is slightly down from the 2012 presidential election.
• The majority of Michigan voters selected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump 47.59% to 47.31, the closest margin in State history. This is the first time Michigan has voted for a Republican presidential candidate since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
• Michigan’s Congressional Delegation:  Republicans retained a 9-5 majority.
• State House of Representatives:  Republicans retained a 63-47 majority and will elect the next Speaker, expectations are that it will be Representative Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt).  Also, early Wednesday morning, it was announced that current Democratic Leader Representative Tim Greimel (D-Auburn Hills) will not seek a leadership post in his third-term.
• The 110-member House will have 43 new members beginning in January.
• One incumbent House member, Representative Bill LaVoy (D-Monroe), lost his re-election bid.  One Republican seat, open due to term-limits, flipped to the Democratic column.
• State Supreme Court:  The two incumbent Supreme Court Justices, David Viviano and Joan Larsen, won re-election to the state’s highest court, retaining the GOP’s 5-2 majority.

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