2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

2018 Michigan House of Representatives election

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All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.64%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tom Leonard
(term-limited)
Sam Singh
(term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 11, 2017 January 11, 2017
Leader's seat 93rd District 69th District
Last election 63 47
Seats won 58 52
Seat change Decrease5 Increase5
Popular vote 1,935,174 2,128,281
Percentage 47.40% 52.13%
Swing Decrease1.80% Increase3.00%

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

Speaker before election

Tom Leonard
Republican

Elected Speaker

Lee Chatfield
Republican

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]

  1. ^ a b Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State. "MICHIGAN ELECTION DATES" (PDF). Michigan Department of State.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Oosting, Jonathan (November 7, 2018). "Michigan Republicans keep control of state House, Senate". The Detroit News. Detroit, U.S.A. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  5. ^ 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.