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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
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All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 8
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,671,707 1,415,212
Percentage 52.32% 44.30%
Swing Increase 8.37% Decrease 8.01%

Elections were held on November 2, 2010, to determine Michigan's 15 members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. Primary elections were held on August 3, 2010.[1]

Of the 15 elections, the 1st, 7th and 9th districts were rated as competitive by Sabato's Crystal Ball,[2][3][4] CQ Politics[5] and The Rothenberg Political Report,[6] while The Cook Political Report rated the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 9th districts as competitive.[7] Three of Michigan's fifteen incumbents (Bart Stupak of the 1st district,[8] Pete Hoekstra of the 2nd district[9] and Vern Ehlers of the 3rd district)[10] did not seek re-election. Of the twelve who did, one (Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of the 13th district) was not renominated by her party,[11] and one (Mark Schauer of the 7th district) was unsuccessful in the general election.[12]

In total, nine Republicans and six Democrats were elected.[13] A total of 3,194,901 votes were cast, of which 1,671,707 (52 percent) were for Republicans, 1,415,212 (44 percent) were for Democrats, 43,279 (1 percent) were for Libertarian Party candidates, 27,273 (1 percent) were for U.S. Taxpayers Party candidates, 25,739 (1 percent) were for Green Party candidates, 11,238 (0.4 percent) were for independent candidates, 409 (0.01 percent) were for a Natural Law Party candidate and 44 (0.001 percent) were for write-in candidates.[14]

  1. ^ "2010 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing". Michigan Department of State. July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Michigan (01) House 2010". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Michigan (07) House 2010". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Michigan (09) House 2010". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Race Ratings Chart: House". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. November 1, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "2010 competitive House race chart". The Cook Political Report. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Allen, Mike; Kraushaar, Josh (April 9, 2010). "Rep. Bart Stupak won't seek reelection". Politico. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Kraushaar, Josh (March 30, 2009). "Hoekstra running for governor". Politico. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Scott, Monica (February 10, 2010). "U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers to retire after 16 years in Congress". MLive.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Foley, Aaron (August 4, 2010). "Clouded by son's scandal, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick loses party nomination to Hansen Clarke". MLive.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ^ Gautz, Chris (November 3, 2010). "Update: Tim Walberg defeats U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer for two-year term in Congress". Jackson Citizen Patriot. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "Michigan". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  14. ^ Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the congressional election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. p. 25. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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