2022 governor elections · Michigan history
Michigan governor election 2022
Gretchen Whitmer DEM +10.5 · held 11/8/22
- Votes counted
- 4,461,972
- Margin
- 10.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/8/22
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitmer Won | DEM | 2,430,505 | 54.47% | |
| Tudor M. Dixon | REP | 1,960,635 | 43.94% | |
| Mary Buzuma | LIB | 38,800 | 0.87% | |
| Donna Brandenburg | UST | 16,246 | 0.36% | |
| Kevin Hogan | GRE | 10,766 | 0.24% | |
| Daryl M. Simpson | NLP | 4,973 | 0.11% | |
| Evan Space | W | 26 | 0.00% | |
| Bob Scott | W | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Joyce Priscilla Gipson | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Ervin Joseph Lamie | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Michael David Kelley | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Joseph Michael Hunt | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Elizabeth Ann Adkisson | W | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Joseph Irving | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Eugene Rosell Hunt | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Michael Ray Deck | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Justin Paul Blackburn | W | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,461,972 | |||
Official source: 2022GEN_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 2022 Michigan governor race?
Gretchen Whitmer (DEM) won with 54.5% of the vote, ahead of Tudor M. Dixon (43.9%), a margin of 10.5 points.
Did the Michigan governor seat change party in 2022?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2022 Michigan governor race?
4,461,972 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.