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  MI Governor - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Michigan > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline May 11, 2010 - 05:00pm
Polls Open August 03, 2010 - 06:00am
Polls Close August 03, 2010 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedCrimson October 27, 2011 04:31pm
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameJennifer Granholm Votes2,142,513 (56.36%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/01/2011 Margin534,427 (+14.06%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Peter Hoekstra
Strong 1
Slight 9
Michael A. Cox
Slight 2
Rick Snyder
Slight 2
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

09/11/2008 07/27/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Rick Snyder Rep. Peter Hoekstra Attorney General Michael A. Cox Sheriff Michael J. "Mike" Bouchard St. Sen. Thomas M. "Tom" George
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes381,588 (36.40%) 281,695 (26.87%) 240,677 (22.96%) 127,422 (12.15%) 17,002 (1.62%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -99,893 (-9.53%) -140,911 (-13.44%) -254,166 (-24.24%) -364,586 (-34.78%)
Predict Avg.12.35% 20.28% 16.19% 11.95% 5.90%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
EPIC/MRA 
07/26-07/27		 26.00% (+9.0) 23.00% (-7.0) 24.00% (+6.0) 10.00% (-6.0) 1.00% (-1.0)
Detroit News 
07/12-07/13		 20.20% (+0.0) 25.60% (+0.0) 26.40% (+0.0) 11.60% (+0.0) 1.80% (+0.0)
EPIC/MRA 
06/12-06/15		 20.00% (+3.0) 24.00% (-6.0) 26.00% (+8.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0)
Inside Michigan Politics 
06/08-06/09		 15.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (+0.0) 0.50% (+0.0)
Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R) 
06/08-06/09		 20.00% (+0.0) 26.00% (+0.0) 16.00% (+0.0) 11.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
05/25-05/27		 20.00% (+0.0) 19.00% (+0.0) 17.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R John McCain [L]
R John J. "Joe" Schwarz [L]
R William G. Milliken [L]
  Republicans for Environmental Protection
R Maryland Republican
R Vernon Ehlers [L]
R Mitt Romney [L]
R Rick Santorum [L]
R Betsy DeVos [L]
R Dick DeVos [L]
  Michigan Chamber of Commerce
R Dave Camp [L]
R L. Brooks Patterson [L]
R Jane Abraham [L]
R Michelle Engler [L]
R Elizabeth H. Dole [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 29, 2009 09:00pm News Hoekstra opponent accuses politicization of attempted terror attack  Article ArmyDem 
Sep 17, 2009 02:40pm News Bouchard set to name Land as running mate  Article COSDem 
May 28, 2009 02:00pm Announcement GOP's Cox Launches Official Campaign for Michigan Governor  Article eddy 9_99 
Apr 10, 2009 07:00pm Announcement GOP's Patterson Out of Michigan Governor Race  Article COSDem 
Mar 30, 2009 09:00am Announcement Hoekstra enters race for Michigan governor  Article COSDem 
Jan 26, 2009 03:00pm News Sen. Tom George to explore run for Mich. governor  Article TX DEM 

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