2014 Michigan gubernatorial election

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| ← 2010 | November 4, 2014 | 2018 →

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Turnout| 41.6%  1.3 [1]
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Nominee  | Rick Snyder | Mark Schauer |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Running mate  | Brian Calley | Lisa Brown
Popular vote  | 1,605,034 | 1,476,904
Percentage  | 50.92% | 46.86%

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County results

Congressional district results

Municipality results

Snyder:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Schauer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:

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| Governor before election

Rick Snyder
Republican

| Elected Governor

Rick Snyder
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The 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

This was one of the seven Republican-held governorships up for election in the state that Barack Obama won in the 2012 presidential election. Incumbent Republican governor Rick Snyder ran for re-election to a second term in office.[2] Primary elections took place on August 5, 2014, in which Snyder and former U.S. representative Mark Schauer were unopposed in the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.[3]

Snyder was considered vulnerable in his bid for a second term, as reflected in his low approval ratings.[4][5][6][7] The consensus among The Cook Political Report,[8] Governing,[9] The Rothenberg Political Report,[10] and Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] was that the contest was a "tossup". Snyder was saddled with a negative approval rating, while his Democratic opponent, former U.S. representative Mark Schauer, suffered from a lack of name recognition.[12][13] Despite having a more centrist voting record in the House of Representatives,[14] Schauer ran as more of a populist who put education, unions and taxes as his top priorities.[15]

Despite concerns about his approval rating hurting his chances at victory, Snyder was re-elected with 50.9% of the vote. As of 2025, this was the last time a Republican won the governorship of Michigan. This is also the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Kalamazoo, Oakland, Clinton, Macomb, Kent, Leelanau, and Isabella, and the last time the Democratic candidate won the counties of Alger, Baraga, and Manistee. This is also the last time that the winner of the Michigan gubernatorial election won a majority of counties. This was the first election since 1990 that the winner was of a different party than the concurrent Senate election.

## Republican primary

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Polling indicated significant opposition from Republican primary voters in Michigan towards Snyder's bid for re-election.[16][17][18][19] This came in the midst of discussions by the Tea Party network regarding whether incumbent lieutenant governor Brian Calley should be replaced as Snyder's running mate.[16][20] Snyder started running campaign ads in September 2013, immediately following the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference[21] and formally declared that he is seeking re-election in January 2014.[2]

In August 2013, Tea Party leader Wes Nakagiri announced that he would challenge Calley for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.[22][23][24] At the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference (September 20–22, 2013), speculation reported by the media also included Todd Courser as a potential challenger to Calley.[25] At the Michigan Republican Party state convention, which took take place on August 23, 2014, incumbent lieutenant governor Brian Calley won renomination.[26]

On January 3, 2014, Mark McFarlin (who had originally declared his intention to run as a Democrat the previous November), announced that he would be running for the Republican nomination.[27][28] He believed that his populist platform was too conservative for the Democratic ticket, and that he could get crossover support in the general election. However, he did not submit his filing petitions in time to qualify for the August primary ballot.[3]

### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Rick Snyder, incumbent governor of Michigan[2]

#### Failed to qualify

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* Mark McFarlin, private investigator and Independent write-in candidate for governor in 2002 (had declared as a Democrat, then switched parties)[3][27][28]

#### Declined

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* Mike Bishop, former Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate (running for Congress)[29]
* Todd Courser, Tea Party activist, candidate for the Michigan Board of Education in 2012 and for chairman of the Michigan Republican Party in 2013[30][31]

### Polling

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Hypothetical polling

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Dave
Agema  | Undecided

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Harper Polling[32] | September 4, 2013  | 958  | ±3.17%  | 64% | 16%  | 20%
iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 32.39%  | 42.34% | 25.27%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Mike
Bishop  | Undecided

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iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 36.83% | 24.19%  | 38.98%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Keith
Butler  | Undecided

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iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 38.98% | 11.29%  | 49.73%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Betsy
DeVos  | Undecided

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iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 40.59% | 18.41%  | 40.99%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Gary
Glenn  | Undecided

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iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 39.11% | 30.78%  | 30.11%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Pete
Hoekstra  | Undecided

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iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 47.04% | 21.77%  | 31.18%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder  | Bill
Schuette  | Undecided

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iCaucus Michigan[33] | August 26–30, 2013  | 744  | ± 4.08%  | 31.85%  | 38.44% | 29.70%

### Results

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Republican primary results[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Rick Snyder (incumbent)  | 617,720  | 100
Total votes | 617,720  | 100

## Democratic primary

[edit]

Michigan Democratic Party leadership rallied support behind former U.S. representative Mark Schauer, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Party primary. Party Chairman Lon Johnson encouraged all other potential challengers to stay out of the race so as to avoid a costly and potentially bitter primary campaign.[35] Conservative Democrat and "birther" Mark McFarlin had announced on November 29, 2013, that he was running for the Democratic nomination for governor,[27] but he switched parties on January 3, 2014,[28] leaving Schauer as the only candidate for the Democratic nomination.

### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Mark Schauer, former U.S. representative[36]

* Running mate: Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk & Register of Deeds and former state representative[37]

#### Withdrew

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* Mark McFarlin, private investigator and Independent write-in candidate for governor in 2002 (ran as a Republican)[27][28]

#### Declined

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* John C. Austin, president of the Michigan Board of Education[38]
* Vicki Barnett, Minority Whip of the Michigan House of Representatives[39]
* Jocelyn Benson, dean of Wayne State University Law School and nominee for Michigan Secretary of State in 2010[35][40]
* Virgil Bernero, Mayor of Lansing and nominee for governor in 2010[41]
* Mark Bernstein, attorney and Regent of the University of Michigan[35]
* Mike Duggan, Mayor-elect of Detroit and former Wayne County Prosecutor[42]
* Mark Hackel, Macomb County Executive[43]
* Dan Kildee, U.S. representative[44]
* Gary Peters, U.S. representative (running for the U.S. Senate)[45]
* Bart Stupak, former U.S. representative[46]
* Gretchen Whitmer, Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate[47]

### Polling

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Hypothetical polling

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Mark
Schauer  | Bob
King  | Undecided

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Mitchell Research[48] | May 28, 2013  | 361  | ± 5.16%  | 31%  | 38% | 31%

### Results

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Democratic primary results[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mark Schauer  | 513,263  | 100
Total votes | 513,263  | 100

## Minor parties

[edit]

### Candidates

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#### Libertarian Party

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* Mary Buzuma, nominee for Michigan's 2nd congressional district in 2012[49][50]

Running mate: Scott Boman, activist, former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Michigan and perennial candidate

#### Green Party

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* Paul Homeniuk[51]

Running mate: Candace Caveny, nominee for the state senate in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and nominee for the State Board of Education in 2012

#### U.S. Taxpayers Party

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* Mark McFarlin, Independent write-in candidate for governor in 2002[51]

Running mate: Richard Mendoza

## Independents

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### Candidates

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#### Declared

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* Robin Sanders, retired from the United States Navy and the Michigan Department of Corrections[52]

## General election

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### Debates

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* Complete video of debate, October 12, 2014 - C-SPAN

### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[53] | Tossup  | November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[54] | Lean R  | November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[55] | Tilt R  | November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[56] | Tossup  | November 3, 2014

### Polling

[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder (R)  | Mark
Schauer (D)  | Other  | Undecided

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Mitchell Research[57] | November 3, 2014  | 1,310  | ± 2.7%  | 48% | 47%  | 3%[58] | 2%
Mitchell Research[59] | November 2, 2014  | 1,224  | ± 2.8%  | 47% | 47% | 4%[60] | 3%
Clarity Campaign Labs[61] | November 1–2, 2014  | 1,003  | ± 3.08%  | 45% | 45% | —  | 10%
Public Policy Polling[62] | November 1–2, 2014  | 914  | ± 3.2%  | 46% | 45%  | 4%[63] | 5%
47% | 47% | —  | 5%
EPIC-MRA[64] | October 26–28, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 43%  | 3%  | 9%
Mitchell Research[65] | October 27, 2014  | 1,159  | ± 2.88%  | 48% | 43%  | 3%[66] | 5%
Glengariff Group[67] | October 22–24, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 40%  | 5%  | 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[68] | October 16–23, 2014  | 2,394  | ± 3%  | 44%  | 45% | 1%  | 11%
Rasmussen Reports[69] | October 20–22, 2014  | 1,000  | ± 3%  | 49% | 46%  | 2%  | 3%
Public Policy Polling[70] | October 20–21, 2014  | 723  | ± ?  | 48% | 48% | —  | 4%
Clarity Campaign Labs[71] | October 19–20, 2014  | 1,032  | ± ?  | 41%  | 44% | —  | 15%
Mitchell Research[72] | October 19, 2014  | 919  | ± 3.23%  | 48% | 46%  | 3%[58] | 3%
EPIC-MRA[73] | October 17–19, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 47% | 39%  | 3%  | 11%
Clarity Campaign Labs[74] | October 12–14, 2014  | 967  | ± 3.16%  | 44% | 42%  | —  | 13%
Clarity Campaign Labs[71] | October 11–13, 2014  | 1,032  | ± ?  | 44% | 43%  | —  | 13%
Mitchell Research[75] | October 12, 2014  | 1,340  | ± 2.68%  | 47% | 44%  | 3%[58] | 6%
Mitchell Research[76] | October 9, 2014  | 1,306  | ± 2.71%  | 47% | 46%  | 4%[77] | 3%
Glengariff Group[78] | October 2–4, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 37%  | 3%[79] | 15%
Public Policy Polling[80] | October 2–3, 2014  | 654  | ± 3.8%  | 47% | 46%  | —  | 7%
Marketing Resource Group[81] | September 30–October 1, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 46% | 41%  | 4%  | 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[82] | September 20–October 1, 2014  | 2,560  | ± 2%  | 44%  | 46% | 1%  | 9%
Lake Research Partners[83] | September 27–30, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 44% | 43%  | —  | 12%
Mitchell Research[84] | September 29, 2014  | 1,178  | ± 2.86%  | 46% | 42%  | 5%[85] | 8%
EPIC-MRA[86] | September 25–29, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 39%  | 8%  | 8%
Target-Insyght[87] | September 22–24, 2014  | 616  | ± 4%  | 44%  | 45% | —  | 11%
Public Policy Polling[88] | September 18–19, 2014  | 852  | ± 3.4%  | 46% | 44%  | —  | 10%
We Ask America[89] | September 18–19, 2014  | 1,182  | ± 3%  | 43% | 43% | 4%[79] | 10%
Rasmussen Reports[69] | September 17–18, 2014  | 750  | ± 4%  | 47% | 41%  | 3%  | 9%
Denno Research[90] | September 11–13, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 43% | 40%  | —  | 17%
Mitchell Research[91] | September 10, 2014  | 829  | ± 3.4%  | 46% | 41%  | 7%[92] | 6%
Suffolk[93] | September 6–10, 2014  | 500  | ± 4.4%  | 43%  | 45% | 4%[79] | 8%
Public Policy Polling[94] | September 4–7, 2014  | 687  | ± 3.7%  | 43% | 42%  | 6%[95] | 9%
46% | 44%  | —  | 10%
Glengariff Group[96] | September 3–5, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 44% | 42%  | 3%  | 12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[97] | August 18–September 2, 2014  | 2,897  | ± 3%  | 44% | 43%  | 1%  | 12%
Mitchell Research[98] | August 27, 2014  | 1,004  | ± 3.09%  | 47% | 46%  | —  | 7%
EPIC-MRA[99] | August 22–25, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 43%  | 45% | —  | 12%
Lake Research Partners[83] | August 6–11, 2014  | 800  | ± 3.5%  | 46% | 38%  | —  | 15%
Mitchell Research[100] | August 5, 2014  | 626  | ± 5%  | 47% | 42%  | —  | 11%
Rasmussen Reports[69] | July 28–29, 2014  | 750  | ± 4%  | 45% | 42%  | 5%  | 8%
Marketing Resource Group[101] | July 26–30, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 44%  | —  | 11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[102] | July 5–24, 2014  | 3,812  | ± 2.8%  | 46% | 43%  | 1%  | 9%
Mitchell Research[103] | July 7–17, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 43% | 39%  | —  | 17%
EPIC-MRA[104] | July 12–15, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 46% | 43%  | —  | 11%
Denno Research[105] | July 9–11, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 43% | 35%  | —  | 22%
NBC News/Marist[106] | July 7–10, 2014  | 870  | ± 3.3%  | 46% | 44%  | 1%  | 9%
Public Policy Polling[107] | June 26–29, 2014  | 578  | ± 4.1%  | 40% | 40% | —  | 20%
Mitchell Research[108] | June 6, 2014  | 961  | ± 3.16%  | 46% | 41%  | —  | 13%
Glengariff Group[109] | May 20–22, 2014  | 600  | ± 4.3%  | 45% | 35%  | —  | 20%
EPIC-MRA[110] | May 17–20, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 47% | 38%  | —  | 15%
Hickman Analytics[111] | April 24–30, 2014  | 502  | ± 4.4%  | 48% | 37%  | —  | 15%
Magellan Strategies[112] | April 14–15, 2014  | 875  | ± 3.31%  | 45% | 42%  | 9%  | 4%
Mitchell Research[113] | April 9, 2014  | 1,460  | ± 2.56%  | 49% | 37%  | —  | 15%
Public Policy Polling[114] | April 3–6, 2014  | 825  | ± 3.4%  | 43% | 39%  | —  | 18%
Marketing Resource Group[115] | March 24–28, 2014  | 600  | ± 4.1%  | 47% | 39%  | —  | 14%
Denno Research[116] | March 9–10, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 42% | 39%  | —  | 20%
Benenson Strategy Group[117] | March 4–7, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 42%  | —  | 9%
Public Opinion Strategies[118] | March 2–4, 2014  | 500  | ± 4.4%  | 45% | 36%  | —  | 19%
Clarity Campaigns[119] | February 22–23, 2014  | 859  | ± 2.55  | 40%  | 47% | —  | 12%
Target Insyght[120] | February 18–20, 2014  | 600  | ± ?  | 47% | 38%  | —  | 15%
EPIC-MRA[121] | February 5–11, 2014  | 600  | ± 4%  | 47% | 39%  | —  | 14%
Harper Polling[122] | January 7–8, 2014  | 1,004  | ± 3.09%  | 47% | 35%  | —  | 18%
Public Policy Polling[123] | December 5–8, 2013  | 1,034  | ± 3%  | 44% | 40%  | —  | 16%
Denno Research[124] | November 12–14, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 45% | 31%  | —  | 25%
Inside Michigan Politics[125] | October 29, 2013  | 794  | ± 4%  | 36% | 34%  | —  | 30%
MRG/Mitchell Research[126] | October 6–10, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 50% | 36%  | —  | 14%
EPIC-MRA[127] | September 7–10, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 44% | 36%  | —  | 20%
Denno Research[128] | July 23–24, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 43% | 37%  | —  | 20%
Public Policy Polling[129] | May 30–June 2, 2013  | 697  | ± 3.7%  | 38%  | 42% | —  | 20%
EPIC-MRA[130] | May 11–15, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 39% | 39% | —  | 22%
EPIC-MRA[131] | April 13–16, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 38%  | 39% | —  | 23%
Public Policy Polling[132] | March 2–4, 2013  | 702  | ± 3.7%  | 36%  | 40% | —  | 24%
Public Policy Polling[133] | December 13–16, 2012  | 650  | ± 3.8%  | 39%  | 44% | —  | 18%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder (R)  | Virg
Bernero (D)  | Undecided

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Public Policy Polling[132] | March 2–4, 2013  | 702  | ± 3.7%  | 38%  | 43% | 19%
Public Policy Polling[133] | December 13–16, 2012  | 650  | ± 3.8%  | 38%  | 49% | 12%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder (R)  | Gary
Peters (D)  | Undecided

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Public Policy Polling[132] | March 2–4, 2013  | 702  | ± 3.7%  | 37%  | 44% | 19%
Public Policy Polling[133] | December 13–16, 2012  | 650  | ± 3.8%  | 39%  | 47% | 14%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder (R)  | Bart
Stupak (D)  | Undecided

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EPIC-MRA[131] | April 13–16, 2013  | 600  | ± 4%  | 39% | 38%  | 23%
Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | Rick
Snyder (R)  | Gretchen
Whitmer (D)  | Undecided

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Public Policy Polling[133] | December 13–16, 2012  | 650  | ± 3.8%  | 38%  | 46% | 16%

### Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014[134] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Rick Snyder (incumbent)  | 1,607,399  | 50.92%  | −7.19%
| Democratic | Mark Schauer | 1,479,057  | 46.86%  | +6.96%
| Libertarian | Mary Buzuma  | 35,723  | 1.13%  | +0.44%
| Constitution | Mark McFarlin  | 19,368  | 0.61%  | −0.04%
| Green | Paul Homeniuk  | 14,934  | 0.47%  | −0.17%
| n/a | Write-ins  | 50  | 0.00%  | N/A
Total votes  | 3,156,531  | 100.0%  | N/A
| Republican hold

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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* Alger (largest city: Munising)
* Baraga (Largest city: Baraga)
* Bay (largest city: Bay City)
* Eaton (largest city: Charlotte)
* Ingham (largest city: Lansing)
* Manistee (largest city: Manistee)
* Marquette (largest city: Marquette)
* Muskegon (largest city: Muskegon)
* Saginaw (largest city: Saginaw)

#### By congressional district

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Snyder won 9 of 14 congressional districts.[135]

District  | Snyder  | Schauer  | Representative

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1st | 54.0% | 43.28%  | Dan Benishek
2nd | 62.7% | 34.87%  | Bill Huizenga
3rd | 60.6% | 37.18%  | Justin Amash
4th | 55.1% | 42.05%  | John Moolenaar
5th | 39.95%  | 57.59% | Dan Kildee
6th | 55.91% | 41.21%  | Fred Upton
7th | 54.37% | 43.29%  | Tim Walberg
8th | 58.07% | 39.99%  | Mike Bishop
9th | 47.19%  | 50.68% | Sander Levin
10th | 59.08% | 38.42%  | Candice Miller
11th | 62.31% | 36.02%  | David Trott
12th | 41.27%  | 56.53% | Debbie Dingell
13th | 20.26%  | 78.15% | John Conyers Jr.
14th | 27.52%  | 71.43% | Brenda Lawrence

## See also

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* United States portal
* Politics portal
* Michigan portal

* 2014 United States Senate election in Michigan
* 2014 Michigan Attorney General election
* 2014 Michigan Secretary of State election
* 2014 United States gubernatorial elections
* 2014 United States elections
* 2014 Michigan elections

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## External links

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* Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia

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