Electoral History
| Michigan Gubernatorial election, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Rick Snyder | 1,874,834 | 58.11% | +15.81% | |
| Democratic | Virg Bernero | 1,287,320 | 39.90% | -16.46% | |
| Libertarian | Ken Proctor | 22,390 | 0.69% | +0.08% | |
| Constitution | Stacey Mathia | 20,818 | 0.65% | +0.46% | |
| Green | Harley Mikkelson | 20,699 | 0.64% | +0.12% | |
| Majority | 587,514 | 18.21% | +4.15% | ||
| Turnout | 3,226,088 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Republican Primary - 2010 Michigan Gubernatorial Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Rick Snyder | 381,327 | 36.4% | |
| Republican | Pete Hoekstra | 280,976 | 26.8% | |
| Republican | Mike Cox | 240,409 | 23.0% | |
| Republican | Mike Bouchard | 127,350 | 12.2% | |
| Republican | Tom George | 16,986 | 1.6% | |
| Totals | 1,044,925 | 100% | ||
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