The 2014 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday November 4 to elect the next Michigan Secretary of State.the candidate Republic Incumbent Secretary of State Ruth Johnson defeated the Democratic candidate Godfrey Dillard
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| Turnout | 3,080,795 | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dillard: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican convention edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Ruth Johnson, incumbent Secretary of State[1]
Democratic convention edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Godfrey Dillard, attorney and candidate for Michigan's 15th congressional district in 1996[2][3]
Minor parties edit
Taxpayers Party edit
- Robert Gale, perennial candidate
Natural Law Party edit
- Jason Gatties, nominee for Michigan's 6th congressional district in 2012
Libertarian Party edit
- Jamie Lewis, nominee for the State Senate in 2006 and 2010
General election edit
Polling edit
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ruth Johnson (R) |
Godfrey Dillard (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| Mitchell Research | November 2, 2014 | 1,224 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 40% | 5% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2014 | 914 | ± 3.2% | 46% | 38% | 6%[4] | 9% |
| EPIC-MRA | October 26–28, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 41% | 37% | 3% | 19% |
| Glengariff Group | October 22–24, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 41% | 32.5% | 4.3% | 22.1% |
| EPIC-MRA | October 17–19, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 42% | 33% | 3% | 21% |
| Glengariff Group | October 2–4, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 38.7% | 31.8% | 5.2%[5] | 24.3% |
| Mitchell Research | September 29, 2014 | 1,178 | ± 2.86% | 41% | 37% | 22% | |
| EPIC-MRA | September 25–29, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 20% |
| Target-Insyght | September 22–24, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 39% | 38% | 5% | 18% |
| Denno Research | September 11–13, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 36.3% | 32.7% | — | 31% |
| Suffolk | September 6–10, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36.2% | 39.8% | 3.6%[6] | 20.6% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 4–7, 2014 | 687 | ± 3.7% | 39% | 36% | 7%[7] | 18% |
| Glengariff Group | September 3–5, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 39.9% | 33.5% | 0.8% | 25.8% |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Ruth Johnson (incumbent) | 1,649,047 | 53.53% | +2.85% | |
| Democratic | Godfrey Dillard | 1,323,004 | 42.94% | -2.28% | |
| Libertarian | Jamie Lewis | 61,112 | 1.98% | +0.15% | |
| Constitution | Robert Gale | 34,447 | 1.12% | -0.19% | |
| Natural Law | Jason Gatties | 13,185 | 0.43% | N/A
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| Majority | 326,043 | 10.59% | +5.13% | ||
| Turnout | 3,080,795 | -2.91% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ Jonathan Oosting (April 21, 2014). "Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson launches re-election bid by motorcycle, kayak and bus". MLive. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ Chad Livengood (April 24, 2014). "Detroit attorney Dillard to run for state attorney general". The Detroit News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Jonathan Oosting (August 1, 2014). "Democrat Godfrey Dillard announces bid for Michigan secretary of state". MLive. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ Robert Gale (TP) 1%, Jason Gatties (NL) 1%, Jamie Lewis (L) 4%
- ^ Robert Gale (TP) 1%, Jason Gatties (NL) 2%, Jamie Lewis (L) 2.2%
- ^ Robert Gale (TP) 1.2%, Jason Gatties (NL) 0.2%, Jamie Lewis (L) 2.2%
- ^ Robert Gale (TP) 2%, Jason Gatties (NL) 2%, Jamie Lewis (L) 3%
- ^ "Election Results - General Election - November 4, 2014". Michigan Department of State. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
External links edit
- Official campaign websites