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2022 Election Outlook – Michigan

Flag of Michigan
Flag of Michigan

My party abbreviation guide is here.

Michigan is the 20th most Democratic state, voting 0.65% less Democratic than the nation as a whole.

Based on election data since 2000, Michigan is trending Republican (6.30% more Republican than 2000).

The current Cook Partisan Voting Index for Michigan is R+1.04.

U.S. Senate (Class 1)

Debbie Stabenow (D) is up for re-election in 2024.

U.S. Senate (Class 2)

Gary Peters (D) is up for re-election in 2026.

U.S. House

District 1

Jack Bergman (R-inc) vs. Bob Lorinser (D)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R-inc) vs. Jerry Hilliard (D)

District 3

John Gibbs (R) vs. Hillary Scholten (D)

Analysis: Peter Meijer (R) lost the primary. This district includes the left-trending Grand Rapids and is probably the most anti-Donald Trump Republican area outside Utah, so the Trump-endorsed Gibbs will likely face a challenge here.

Outlook: Toss-Up

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R-inc)unopposed

District 5

Tim Walberg (R-inc) vs. Bart Goldberg (D)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D-inc) vs. Whittney Williams (R)

District 7

Elissa Slotkin (D-inc) vs. Tom Barrett (R)

Analysis: This district is evenly divided, with working-class areas and Lansing suburbs.

Outlook: Toss-Up

District 8

Dan Kildee (D-inc) vs. Paul Junge (R), Ethan Connor Hobson (C)

Analysis: Kildee is popular with a widely recognized surname, but this ancestrally Democratic working-class district has trended considerably rightward in recent elections.

Outlook: Toss-Up

District 9

Lisa McClain (R-inc) vs. Brian Jaye (D)

District 10 (new district)

Carl Marlinga (D) vs. John James (R)

Analysis: This is a new district that includes Macomb County, but the parts of Macomb in this district are more upscale and parallel Republican parts of Oakland County.

Outlook: Likely James (Republican gain)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D-inc) vs. Mark Ambrose (R)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D-inc) vs. Steven Elliott (R)

District 13 (new district)

Shri Thanedar (D) vs. Martell Bivings (R)

State Elections

Governor

Gretchen Whitmer (D-inc) vs. Tudor Dixon (R), Mary Buzuma (L), Donna Brandenburg (C)

Analysis: Whitmer has faced some controversies over COVID measures but is still fairly popular.

Outlook: Lean Whitmer (Democratic hold)

State Legislature

Chamber Control GOP DEM Others
Senate
GOP
22
16
House
GOP
56
53
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