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It was the sixth presidential election in a row where Michigan voted in favor of the Democratic candidate, with Republicans last carrying the state in 1988. Obama's margin of victory was significantly decreased from 2008 when he carried the state by 16.44%, and he lost 26 counties that had voted for him four years prior.
On May 26, 2012, the Michigan Secretary of State announced McCotter had fallen well short of the required 1,000 petition signatures required for him to qualify for the primary ballot. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] In what state officials described as a level of fraud unprecedented in Michigan political history, subsequent reviews of McCotter's petitions ...
Elections were held for all 435 seats representing the 50 U.S. states and also for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories. The winners of this election cycle served in the 113th United States Congress. This was the first congressional election using districts drawn up based on the 2010 United States census.
The 2012 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2012, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 7, 2012. The Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives despite losing the popular vote.
With votes still being reported in the Democratic primary, 'uncommitted' showing in Michigan exceeds 2012 vote share.
This Michigan election used a semi-open primary system (which the state referred to as "closed") in which each voter made a public declaration at their election site and received the ballot for the appropriate party, rather than the fully open system used in the past. [2] The state had 7,286,556 registered voters as of February 15. [3]
The election was held alongside a special election to fill a vacancy in Michigan's 11th congressional district caused by the July 6, 2012 resignation of Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Thaddeus McCotter. [2] The primary for the special election was held on September 5, 2012. [3]
Elections in Michigan are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. In a 2020 study, Michigan was ranked as the 13th easiest state for citizens to vote in. [ 1 ]