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2016 Michigan elections

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2016 Michigan elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 8, 2016.[1][2]

There were voting machine failures on election day.[2]

State elections

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Michigan House of Representatives

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Supreme Court

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2016 Michigan Supreme Court election

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →

2 seats of the Supreme Court of Michigan
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 2
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady

Associate Justice (Full term)

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2016 Michigan Associate Justice election (Full term)

← 2014 November 8, 2016 2018 →
 
Candidate David Viviano Frank S. Szymanski
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 2,316,459 792,944
Percentage 67.23% 23.01%

County results
Viviano:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Justice before election

David Viviano

Elected Justice

David Viviano

Candidates
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  • Doug Dern (Natural Law)[3]
  • Frank S. Szymanski (Democratic), judge of the Wayne County Probate Court[3]
  • David Viviano (Republican), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan[3]
Results
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2016 Michigan Supreme Court Associate Justice (Full term) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan David Viviano (incumbent) 2,316,459 67.23%
Nonpartisan Frank S. Szymanski 792,944 23.01%
Nonpartisan Doug Dern 336,160 9.76%
Total votes 3,445,563 100.0%
Republican hold

Associate Justice (Term ending 01/01/2019)

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2016 Michigan Supreme Court Associate Justice (Term ending 01/01/2019) election

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Candidate Joan Larsen Deborah Thomas
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 1,940,260 984,107
Percentage 57.62% 29.23%

County results
Larsen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Justice before election

Joan Larsen

Elected Justice

Joan Larsen

Candidates
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Results
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2016 Michigan Supreme Court Associate Justice (Term ending 01/01/2019) election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Joan Larsen (incumbent) 1,940,260 57.62%
Nonpartisan Deborah Thomas 984,107 29.23%
Nonpartisan Kerry L. Morgan 442,781 13.15%
Total votes 3,367,148 100.0%
Republican hold

Federal elections

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President and vice president of the United States

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United States House of Representatives

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References

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  1. ^ "Michigan elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Alter, Charlotte (December 14, 2016). "Detroit Voting Machine Failures Were Widespread on Election Day". Time. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "See Democratic and Republican candidates for Supreme Court, university boards". August 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "2016 Michigan General Election Results". Michigan Secretary of State.