MICHIGAN GOVERNMENT
Elections and Politics

Voter Information

• Frequently-Asked Questions (Secretary of State)
  • How to register to vote
  • Absentee ballots and voting while outside of the country

• Michigan Voter Information Center
  • Michiganians can search by name or address to determine whether they are registered to vote and where their voting precinct is located
  • Learn how to use voting equipment

• Michigan Voter Power
  • Information on voter registration and absentee ballots
  • Definitions of terms
  • Link to the Michigan voter guide

• Publius
  • Michigan residents can search for their names and then get a sample ballot to mark prior to a trip to the voting booth

Candidates and Campaign Finances

• Michigan Elections (Michigan Department of State)
  • State-wide general and primary election results by district beginning with the 1994 primaries; registered voters
  • Election, campaign, and lobby registration laws
  • Filing deadlines, ballot proposals
  • Election districts for the various state offices arranged by county
  • List of candidates for state offices and their campaign finances
  • Voter registration instructions

• Non-Partisan Voting Guide for Michigan (League of Women Voters)
  • Candidates answer questions for all state level races on Nov. 4, 2008
  • Includes candidates for governor, the federal and state legislatures, state courts, university governing boards
  • Submissions by lobby groups on the ballot proposals

• Publius
  • Type in name; will tell you if you are registered
  • Type in name or address for a copy of your own Nov. 4, 2008 ballot and your voting place
  • Includes federal, state, and local offices and propositions

• Vote 411
  • Type in your address for all of the candidates on the ballot
  • Under each office, choose two people to compare their positions
  • Updated for the 2014 general election

• Summaries
  • Michigan Ballot Proposals (Secretary of State)
    • Text of the two proposals and their individual origins (petitions, bills, etc)
    • List of proposals which will not be voted upon for various reasons
  • Ballot Proposals (Citizens' Research Council of Michigan)
    • Text of the two ballot proposals, with a summary, analysis, and actual ballot language

• Official Candidate List, November 2008 (Secretary of State)
  • List of all candidates for federal and state office on the November 4, 2008 ballot
  • Includes office, name, party, address

• Campaign Finance Reporting On-Line (Secy. of State)
  • Contributions and expenditures of candidates and their campaign finance committees as well as the text of submitted documents
  • Searchable by committee, ID number, candidate, party and office

• Congressional Candidates (Politics 1)
  • List of Michigan Congressional Districts with links to selected primary candidate web sites

• Official Candidate List, November 2006 (Secretary of State)
  • List of all candidates for federal and state office on the November 4, 2008 ballot
  • Governor, state legislature, secretary of state
  • Includes office, name, party, address

• Campaign Finance Reporting On-Line (Secy. of State)
  • Contributions and expenditures of candidates and their campaign finance committees as well as the text of submitted documents
  • Searchable by committee, ID number, candidate, party and office

• State Candidates (Congress.org)
  • Links to Michigan House and Senate candidate biographies and their web sites

Election Districts

• Election District Maps
  • Maps for the Michigan Senate and House Election districts as well as Congressional Districts
  • 1992 maps show active districts through the 2000 elections
  • 2001 maps are active, 2002+

Election Law

• Michigan Election Law
  • Full text from Chapter 168 of Michigan Compiled Laws

Issues

• See also Ballot Proposals

• Gongwer News Service
  • Behind-the-scenes political report on the Michigan Legislature and legislation
  • Quotations by legislators and lobbyists made on the floor, in committee, and in news conferences
  • Coverage begins with September 1993
  • Searchable by date or keyword
  • Single-site password available in Documents Center; ask staff for sign-on

• Michigan in Brief
  • Analyzes 65 issues likely to come before the State Legislature
  • Examples include AIDS, assisted suicide, casinos, civil rights, crime, firearms, Headlee Amendment, roads, taxes and welfare reform
  • Provides background with statistics, pro and con arguments, and web or address sources for additional information
  • Appendices address a variety of non-legislative issues (foundations, volunteerism, basic statistics and state symbols)
  • Economic, political and cultural history of Michigan since the 17th Century
  • Concise but meaty descriptions of state and local government
  • Sponsored by the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Council of Michigan Foundations, and Public Sector Consultants
  • Archived copies in Graduate Library stacks since 1986: JK 5801 .M541
  • Note: the latest version is 2002/03

• State of the State Survey
  • Michigan public opinion on state government and major issues facing the state since 1994
  • Most data available for download into SPSS programs
  • The surveys from October 1994 through July 2002 are also available for on-line analysis
  • Guide (UMich)

Election Results: 2004

• Michigan Official General Election Results (Secy. of State)
  • Results for President, school board, proposals, university governance, judgeships, and statewide proposals by county
  • Results for Congressional and state legislative districts by district

• Washtenaw County Election Results: November 2004
  • Votes for state and local office for the entire county and individual precincts
  • Includes voter turnout and people voting straight party tickets

• Wayne County Election Results: 2004
  • Totals for all precincts for state and countywide offices
  • No turnout data or data for individual precincts

Election Results

• A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787-1825 (Tufts/American Antiquarian Society)
  • Search for state, county and city election results for federal, state, and local officials, 1787-1825
  • You can search by combinations of states, candidates, office titles, dates
  • This is original research by Philip Lampi from a time when election records were scattered

• Initiatives and Referenda, 1964-2005
  • List of ballot proposals that were passed or defeated, the data, and votes for or against
  • Appears at the beginning of the Elections chapter of the Michigan Manual

• Election Results (Secretary of State)
  • Results of statewide ballot proposals since 1998

• BY COUNTY
  • CQ Voting and Elections (UMich Only)
    • Browse the Presidential, Congressional, or Gubernatorial sections by state to obtain county or Congressional District election data for Michigan
    • Presidential by county: 1920+, presidential primary by state: 1916-24, 1972+; Congressional district by district: 1832+; gubernatorial by county: 1970+
    • Use the very small link on the bottom left frame of the main page to export or download data

  • David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
    • Maps and tables with Presidential votes since 1860
      • Maps outline state electoral votes
      • Tables show major and independent presidential and vice presidential candidates, popular and electoral votes, and percentages for both
    • County election data for 1912-2000

  • Michigan Manual
    • Web versions begin with 1999; paper versions contain the following:
      • Gubernatorial elections by county, ca. 1866+
      • Presidential elections by county, ca. 1870+
      • State officers election data by county, ca. 1886+
      • State house and senate by district as well as Congressional representatives by district with corresponding district maps, ca. 1900+
    • Stacks: JK 5831 with current in Documents Center and on the web above

  • Republican Presidential Primary Results: 2000 (Secy of State)
    • Presidential primary totals by county and Congressional District
    • Includes all candidates and vote totals
    • Republican presidential primary held Feb. 22, 2000

• BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
  • Politics in America
    • Approximations of Presidential vote by Congressional District found under each individual district, 1972-1996; under state for the 2000 election
    • Grad Stacks: JK 1010 .P76 with current issue in Documents Center

  • PoliData
    • PRESIDENTIAL and Congressional election results by district, 1992-2004

• BY ELECTION PRECINCT
  • Election Precinct Search (Secretary of State)
    • Search for results of Congressional, Presidential and state races by county or precinct
    • General election, 1998+

  • Republican Presidential Primary Results (Secy of State)
    • Presidential primary totals by county and Congressional District
    • Includes all candidates and vote totals
    • Republican presidential primary held Feb. 22, 2000

  • Washtenaw County Clerk: 1980+
    • Statewide election results by precinct
    • Local election results for schools and communities begin at various times

• BY COUNTY
  • CQ Voting and Elections (UMich Only)
    • Browse the Presidential, Congressional, or Gubernatorial sections by state to obtain county or Congressional District election data for Michigan
    • Presidential by county: 1920+, presidential primary by state: 1916-24, 1972+; Congressional district by district: 1832+; gubernatorial by county: 1970+
    • Use the very small link on the bottom left frame of the main page to export or download data

  • Michigan General Election Results by County: 2002 (Secretary of State)
    • Shows election results of statewide races by county
    • Includes governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state university governing boards and judges
    • Data for U.S. Congressional Representatives arranged by district and then county, as applicable
    • HTML format only

  • Michigan General Election Results: 1998 (Secretary of State)
    • Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, University regents, ballot proposals, State Senate and House, judges, Congress
    • County totals for statewide offices; district totals for Congress as well as the state house and senate

  • Governor's Race Spreadsheet (UMich)
    • Spreadsheet of total and party votes for governor by county
    • 1994 and 1998 data

  • Michigan Manual
    • Web versions begin with 1999; paper versions contain the following:
      • Gubernatorial elections by county, ca. 1866+
      • Presidential elections by county, ca. 1870+
      • State officers election data by county, ca. 1886+
      • State house and senate by district as well as Congressional representatives by district with corresponding district maps, ca. 1900+
      • Stacks: JK 5831 with current in Documents Center and on the web above
    • Gubernatorial Votes by County, 1854-1918
      • Data digitized by Shevon Desai from the Michigan Manual, 1919-20

• BY ELECTION PRECINCT
  • Election Precinct Search (Secretary of State)
    • Search for results of Congressional, Presidential and state races by county or precinct
    • General election, 1998+

  • Washtenaw County Election Results: 2002
    • Precinct level election results for federal, state and local offices
    • Available by precinct and also by position

  • Washtenaw County Clerk: 1980+
    • Statewide election results by precinct
    • Local election results for schools and communities begin at various times

• BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
  • Clerk of the House
    • Historical data includes national electoral college results since the 1st Congress, Presidential and Senatorial election results by state and House by district since 1920
    • Data on the political divisions in Congress since the 34th Congress

  • CQ Voting and Elections (UMich Only)
    • Browse the Presidential, Congressional, or Gubernatorial sections by state to obtain county or Congressional District election data for Michigan
    • Presidential by county: 1920+, presidential primary by state: 1916-24, 1972+; Congressional district by district: 1832+; gubernatorial by county: 1970+
    • Use the very small link on the bottom left frame of the main page to export or download data

  • Michigan General Election Results by County: 2002 (Secretary of State)
    • Shows election results of statewide races by county
    • Includes governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state university governing boards and judges
    • Data for U.S. Congressional Representatives arranged by district and then county, as applicable
    • HTML format only

  • Michigan General Election Results: 1998 (Secretary of State)
    • Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, University regents, ballot proposals, State Senate and House, judges, Congress
    • County totals for statewide offices; district totals for Congress as well as the state house and senate

  • Michigan Manual
    • Gubernatorial elections by county, ca. 1866+
    • Presidential elections by county, ca. 1870+
    • State officers election data by county, ca. 1886+
    • State house and senate by district as well as Congressional representatives by district with corresponding district maps, ca. 1900+
    • Stacks: JK 5831 with current in Documents Center and on the web above

• BY ELECTION PRECINCT
  • Election Precinct Search (Secretary of State)
    • Search for results of Congressional, Presidential and state races by county or precinct
    • General election, 1998+

  • Washtenaw County Clerk: 1980+
    • Statewide election results by precinct
    • Local election results for schools and communities begin at various times

  

  
  

• BY STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
  • Michigan General Election Results by County: 2002 (Secretary of State)
    • Shows election results of statewide races by county
    • Includes governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state university governing boards and judges
    • Data for U.S. Congressional Representatives arranged by district and then county, as applicable
    • State Senators and Representatives by legislative district
    • HTML format only

  • Michigan General Election Results: 1998 (Secretary of State)
    • Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, University regents, ballot proposals, State Senate and House, judges, Congress
    • County totals for statewide offices; district totals for Congress as well as the state house and senate

  • Michigan Manual
    • Gubernatorial elections by county, ca. 1866+
    • Presidential elections by county, ca. 1870+
    • State officers election data by county, ca. 1886+
    • State house and senate by district as well as Congressional representatives by district with corresponding district maps, ca. 1900+
    • Stacks: JK 5831 with current in Documents Center and on the web above

• BY ELECTION PRECINCT
  • Election Precinct Search (Secretary of State)
    • Search for results of Congressional, Presidential and state races by county or precinct
    • General election, 1998+

  • Washtenaw County Clerk: 1980+
    • Statewide election results by precinct
    • Local election results for schools and communities begin at various times

• BY COUNTY
  • Michigan General Election Results by County: 2002 (Secretary of State)
    • Shows election results of statewide races by county
    • Includes governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state university governing boards and judges
    • Data for U.S. Congressional Representatives arranged by district and then county, as applicable
    • HTML format only

  • Michigan General Election Results: 1998 (Secretary of State)
    • Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, University regents, ballot proposals, State Senate and House, judges, Congress
    • County totals for statewide offices; district totals for Congress as well as the state house and senate

  • Michigan Manual
    • Gubernatorial elections by county, ca. 1866+
    • Presidential elections by county, ca. 1870+
    • State officers election data by county, ca. 1886+
    • State house and senate by district as well as Congressional representatives by district with corresponding district maps, ca. 1900+
    • Stacks: JK 5831 with current in Documents Center and on the web above

• BY ELECTION PRECINCT
  • Election Precinct Search (Secretary of State)
    • Search for results of Congressional, Presidential and state races by county or precinct
    • General election, 1998+

  • Washtenaw County Clerk: 1980+
    • Statewide election results by precinct
    • Local election results for schools and communities begin at various times

• County Web Sites with 2002 Election Results (MEL)
  • Only a handful of counties have posted their results

• Washtenaw County Clerk: 1980+
  • Statewide election results by precinct
  • Local election results for schools and communities begin at various times

Historical District Maps

• Election District Maps
  • Maps for the Michigan Senate and House Election districts as well as Congressional Districts
  • 1992 maps show active districts through the 2000 elections
  • 2001 maps are active, 2002+

• Michigan Manual
  • Gubernatorial elections by county, ca. 1866+
  • Presidential elections by county, ca. 1870+
  • State officers election data by county, ca. 1886+
  • State house and senate by district as well as Congressional representatives by district with corresponding district maps, ca. 1900+
  • Stacks: JK 5831 with current in Documents Center and on the web above

Redistricting 2000

• Public Act 115 of 2001 (S.B. 546)
  • Final redistricting plan for the 2002 elections
  • No maps but specifies districts by place and census tract, even block

• Redistricting 2001: Rules of the Game (Michigan State University)
  • Slide show outlining the rules and schedule for Congressional redistricting in Michigan
  • Addresses the margin of latitude on equal representation and how existing voting districts can be split
  • Slides can be addressed individually or through a self-running slide show
  • Based on a seminar conducted by the Institute of Public Policy and and Social Research

Issues

• Gongwer News Service
  • Behind-the-scenes political report on the Michigan Legislature and legislation
  • Quotations by legislators and lobbyists made on the floor, in committee, and in news conferences
  • Coverage begins with September 1993
  • Searchable by date or keyword
  • Single-site password available in Documents Center; ask staff for sign-on

• Michigan in Brief
  • Analyzes 65 issues likely to come before the State Legislature
  • Examples include AIDS, assisted suicide, casinos, civil rights, crime, firearms, Headlee Amendment, roads, taxes and welfare reform
  • Provides background with statistics, pro and con arguments, and web or address sources for additional information
  • Appendices address a variety of non-legislative issues (foundations, volunteerism, basic statistics and state symbols)
  • Economic, political and cultural history of Michigan since the 17th Century
  • Concise but meaty descriptions of state and local government
  • Sponsored by the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Council of Michigan Foundations, and Public Sector Consultants
  • Archived copies in Graduate Library stacks since 1986: JK 5801 .M541

• State of the State Survey
  • Michigan public opinion on state government and major issues facing the state since 1994
  • Most data available for download into SPSS programs
  • The surveys from October 1994 through July 2002 are also available for on-line analysis
  • Guide (UMich)

• Good source for a discussion of the issues and local election data

• Access World News Bank (UMich Only)
  • Full text of Michigan newspapers
  • Ann Arbor News, 2004+
  • Battle Creek Enquirer, 2002+
  • Detroit Free Press, 1982+
  • Detroit News, 1999+
  • Flint Journal, 1995+
  • Grand Rapids Press, 2002+
  • Huron Daily Tribune, 2001+
  • Lansing State Journal, 1999+
  • Marlette Leader, 2005+
  • Midland Daily News, 2002+
  • Saginaw News, 1998+
  • Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), 1999+
  • Vassar Pioneer Times, 2005+

• Detroit Free Press
  • Full text of current issue only
  • Issues from 1982 also available to University of Michigan affiliates through Newsbank
  • Full text on microfilm (FILM X442)in the Graduate Library since 1832

• Detroit News
  • Lead metro, state, national, and international news
  • Editorials, sports, cartoons, lottery numbers, death notices
  • Archive begins with July 23, 1995
  • Keyword index available for back files
  • Newsbank's American Newspapers has the full text of the Detroit News since 1999
  • Also on CD-ROM since 1991 in the Serials Room
  • Not covered by Academic Universe

• Michigan Daily
  • University of Michigan student newspaper
  • Daily and archived political coverage
  • Searchable since 2001
  • Full text and index also available on Lexis-Nexis Academic (UMich Only)

• MLIVE
  • Current day's coverage with a week or two of archiving
  • Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette, Lansing Bureau, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News

• Michigan Local News (MEL)
  • Most comprehensive list of current Michigan newspapers on the web

• State Newspapers (Politics 1)
  • Lists local newspapers and media outlets not found above

Comprehensive

• State Political Parties (Politics 1)
  • Lists state political parties as well as newspapers and 2004 candidates

Individual Political Parties

• Constitution Party(Michigan)
• Democrats
  • House Democratic Caucus
  • Michigan Democratic Party
  • Senate Democratic Caucus
• Libertarian Party of Michigan
  
• Michigan Green Party
  
• Reform Party of Michigan
  
• Republicans
  • Michigan House Republicans
  • Michigan Republican State Committee [Main party site]
  • Michigan Senate Republicans
  • University of Michigan College Republicans
• Washtenaw County Republican Party

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