2016 Michigan elections
November 8, 2016
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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
Michigan House of Representatives
Supreme Court
November 8, 2016
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Associate Justice (Full term)
November 8, 2016
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County results Viviano: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
- 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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)
November 8, 2016
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County results Larsen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
- Joan Larsen (Republican), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan[3]
- Kerry L. Morgan (Libertarian), counsel at Pentiuk, Couvreur & Kobiljak, P.C.[3]
- Deborah Thomas (Democratic), judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
Senate district 4 special election
Virgil Smith Jr., a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives was elected to represent Michigan's 4th Senate District in 2010 and 2014. Smith was arrested on May 10, 2015, for allegedly shooting at his ex-wife's SUV, riddling it with bullets and totaling it and was charged with multiple felonies.[5] Two days later, Smith was removed from all of his committee posts, his leadership post and removed from the Senate Democratic caucus.[6] On February 11, 2016, Smith agreed to plead guilty to malicious destruction of personal property $20,000 or more. Per his plea agreement, Smith will serve 10 months in the Wayne County Jail, resign from the state Senate and serve five years of probation where he will not be allowed to hold public office.[7] At his March 14, 2016, sentencing, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Talon sentenced Smith but said it would be illegal for him to require Smith resign from office or not hold office during his probation. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said if Smith does not resign, her office would rescind Smith's plea agreement.[8] At a hearing on March 28, 2016, Talon refused a request from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office to rescind Smith's plea agreement and take the case to trial, seeing as he had yet resigned his Senate seat. Immediately after the hearing, Smith was taken into custody to begin serving his 10-month jail sentence.[9] On March 31, 2016, Smith submitted his resignation to Michigan Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, effective April 12, 2016.[10]
When Smith's resignation became official, Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election to fill the remaining portion of the term, with the special primary and general elections scheduled for August 2 and November 8, alongside Michigan's regularly scheduled primary and general elections.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ian Conyers | 6,063 | 34.5 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Fred Durhal Jr. | 4,480 | 25.5 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Patricia A. Holmes | 1,362 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Democratic | James Cole Jr. | 1,327 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Carron L. Pinkins | 1,103 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Simpson Olive | 773 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Ralph R. Rayner | 602 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Howard Worthy | 581 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,583 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,563 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ian Conyers | 69,305 | 76.6 | N/A | |
| Republican | Keith Franklin | 21,225 | 23.4 | N/A | |
Federal elections
President and vice president of the United States
United States House of Representatives
References
- ^ "Michigan elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Alter, Charlotte (December 14, 2016). "Detroit Voting Machine Failures Were Widespread on Election Day". Time. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "See Democratic and Republican candidates for Supreme Court, university boards". August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "2016 Michigan General Election Results". Michigan Secretary of State.
- ^ Gus Burns (May 11, 2015). "Sen. Virgil Smith of Detroit arrested after Sunday morning shooting incident". MLive. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ Jonathan Oosting (May 12, 2015). "Sen. Virgil Smith kicked from committees, leadership post following criminal charges". MLive. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ Elisha Anderson; Kathleen Gray (February 11, 2016). "State Sen. Virgil Smith to resign as part of plea deal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Elisha Anderson (March 14, 2016). "State Sen. Virgil Smith to serve 10 months in jail in gunfire incident". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Kathleen Gray; Elisha Anderson (March 28, 2016). "Sen. Virgil Smith goes directly to jail, collects $71K". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ Khalil AlHajal (March 31, 2016). "Jailed senator will resign, but prosecutor still wants plea thrown out". MLive.
- ^ Kathleen Gray (April 12, 2016). "Gov. Snyder sets elections to fill Virgil Smith's Senate seat". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Special Election Results – Primary Election – August 2, 2016". Michigan Department of State. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "4th District State Senator Partial Term Ending 01/01/2019". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.