2018 governor elections · Michigan history
Michigan governor election 2018
Gretchen Whitmer DEM +9.6 gain · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 4,250,585
- Margin
- 9.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitmer Won | DEM | 2,266,193 | 53.32% | |
| Bill Schuette | REP | 1,859,534 | 43.75% | |
| Bill Gelineau | LIB | 56,606 | 1.33% | |
| Todd Schleiger | UST | 29,219 | 0.69% | |
| Jennifer V. Kurland | GRE | 28,799 | 0.68% | |
| Keith Butkovich | NLP | 10,202 | 0.24% | |
| Francis L. Rowley | W | 11 | 0.00% | |
| Evan Space | W | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Lance Herman | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| William Cobbs | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Robin Lee Sanders | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Clyde Darnell Lynch | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Chaneika Ranell Penny | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Henry Joseph Lester | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Patrick O'Neal Burney | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| John Arthur Williams | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Larry James Hutchinson | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Raymond A. Hall | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Angelo Scott Brown | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,250,585 | |||
Official source: 2018GEN_CENR.html
Other Michigan governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gretchen Whitmer | 10.5 |
| 2018 | Gretchen Whitmer | 9.6 |
| 2014 | Rick Snyder | 4.1 |
| 2010 | Rick Snyder | 18.2 |
| 2006 | Jennifer Granholm | 14.1 |
| 2002 | Jennifer Granholm | 4.0 |
| 1998 | John Engler | 24.4 |
Full Michigan governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 Michigan governor race?
Gretchen Whitmer (DEM) won with 53.3% of the vote, ahead of Bill Schuette (43.7%), a margin of 9.6 points.
Did the Michigan governor seat change party in 2018?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Michigan governor race?
4,250,585 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.