2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

2012 Michigan House of Representatives election

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All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout4,424,051 (59.34%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James "Jase" Bolger Tim Greimel
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 1, 2011 January 1, 2013
Leader's seat 63rd district 29th district
Last election 63 47
Seats before 64 46
Seats after 59 51
Seat change Decrease5 Increase5
Popular vote 2,036,169 2,387,882
Percentage 46.03% 53.97%

     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Democratic:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Speaker before election

Jase Bolger
Republican

Elected Speaker

Jase Bolger
Republican

The 2012 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2012, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 7, 2012. The Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives despite losing the popular vote.