Majority Leader
legislative
Election name2018 Michigan Senate election
CountryMichigan
Previous election2014 Michigan Senate election
Previous year2014
Next election2022 Michigan Senate election
Next year2022
Seats for election38 seats in the Michigan Senate
Majority seats20
Election dateNovember 6, 2018
Party 1Republican Party (United States)
Leader 1Arlan Meekhof
(term-limited)
Leaders seat 130th District
Leader since 1January 14, 2015
Last election 126
Seats before 127
Seats after 122
Seat change 15
Popular vote 11,973,098
Percentage 148.04%
Swing 13.18%
Party 2Democratic Party (United States)
Leader 2Jim Ananich
Leader since 2January 14, 2015
Leaders seat 227th District
Last election 212
Seats before 211
Seats after 216
Seat change 25
Popular vote 22,064,029
Percentage 250.25%
Swing 22.23%
Before electionArlan Meekhof
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
PosttitleElected Majority Leader
After electionMike Shirkey
After partyRepublican Party (United States)
OngoingNo

The Michigan Senate elections of 2018 took place on November 6, 2018,[1] alongside elections for Michigan's governor, Class I United States Senator, attorney general, and secretary of state, as well as elections for Michigan's 14 seats in the United States House of Representatives and all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives, to elect the 38 members that would comprise the Michigan Senate. The Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018.[1] The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Green Party, and Natural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions.[2]

Term-limited members

Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state senate may serve only two four-year terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-year terms. Michigan has what are considered the toughest term limits in the country.[3] After the 2018 midterm elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House would be forced to leave office because of term limits.[4] The following members are prevented by term limits from seeking re-election to the Senate in 2018. This list does not include members that are eligible for re-election, but instead chose to seek other office or to retire.

Democrats (7)

Republicans (19)

Results

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 12, 0.78% (gain)
  2. District 13, 2.78% (gain)
  3. District 7, 3.22% (gain)
  4. District 15, 3.38%
  5. District 34, 4.41%
  6. District 10, 4.79%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing[5]October 8, 2018

General election

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38

Pending official certification by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, the following candidates, listed alphabetically, advanced to the November general election.

2Current member of House
3Former legislator

See also

References

  1. ^ Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State. "MICHIGAN ELECTION DATES". Michigan Department of State
  2. ^ Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State. "STATE OF MICHIGAN POLITICAL PARTY STATUS". Michigan Department of State
  3. ^ "Michigan’s Term Limits Are Toughest in Nation". The Ballenger Report. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Jonathan Oosting (October 3, 2017). "Mass turnover fuels push for Mich. term limit reform". Detroit News. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Jacobson, Louis (2018-10-08). "A Month Before Election Day, Democrats Poised for Legislative Gains". Governing. Retrieved 2024-06-27.