The 2010 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Two-term incumbent Mike Cox was term-limited by the Michigan Constitution from seeking a third term. Republican Bill Schuette, a former Congressman, state Senator and judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, defeated Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton with 54 percent of the vote.[1]
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 County results Schuette: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Leyton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Party
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Candidates
editNominee
edit- Bill Schuette, former U.S. Representative, Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals and state Senator,[2]
Eliminated at convention
edit- Mike Bishop, Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate[2]
Withdrew
edit- Bruce Patterson, state Senator[3]
Patterson, a term-limited state Senator, was the first to form a campaign, forming an exploratory campaign in January, though he did not compete for the nomination at the Republican Party Convention in August 2010. After being expected to win the nomination handily, Schuette defeated Bishop by 121 votes to secure the nomination.
Democratic Party
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- David Leyton, Genesee County Prosecutor[4]
Withdrew
edit- Richard Bernstein, Attorney
- Gretchen Whitmer, state Senator[5][6]
Despite filing for the race, both Bernstein and Whitmer[6] withdrew before the state Democratic Party Convention and Leyton won the nomination uncontested.[4]
Minor parties
editLibertarian Party
edit- Daniel W. Grow, attorney[7]
U.S. Taxpayers Party
edit- Gerald Van Sickle, attorney, nominee for Attorney General of Michigan in 2002[7]
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bill Schuette | 1,649,223 | 52.59% | −1.29% | |
| Democratic | David Leyton | 1,363,486 | 43.48% | −0.03% | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Grow | 62,737 | 2.00% | +0.33% | |
| Constitution | Gerald Van Sickle | 60,778 | 1.94% | +0.95% | |
| Majority | 285,737 | 9.11% | −1.21% | ||
| Turnout | 3,136,224 | −0.15% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ Associated Press (November 2, 2010). "Republican Bill Schuette wins Michigan attorney general race". MLive. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Susan J. Demas (August 31, 2010). "Bill Schuette beats Mike Bishop for GOP attorney general nod -- barely". MLive. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ Associated Press (January 14, 2009). "GOP state senator Bruce Patterson explores run for Michigan AG". MLive. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Allison Bush (August 29, 2010). "Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton secures Democratic nomination for attorney general". The Flint Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ Scott Davis (October 11, 2009). "Whitmer files papers to run for attorney general". Lansing State Journal. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Chris Christoff (January 20, 2010). "Sen. Whitmer to leave AG race". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Michigan Secretary of State (November 2, 2010). "2010 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing". Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Election Results - General Election - November 2, 2010". Michigan Department of State. February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
External links
editOfficial campaign websites