Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024

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• List of United States Senators from Michigan
• ↑ MLive.com, "'Good Jobs' bills for new business tax incentives heads to governor," July 12, 2017
• In 2023, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 11, 2023, and adjourn on November 14, 2023.
• Incumbents running in new districts
• State government trifectas
• In 2022, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 12, 2022, and adjourn on December 28, 2022.

The results of the special elections had never been in great doubt. Both districts, situated in the Detroit area, are liberal strongholds that Democratic candidates had carried by large margins in 2022. But the details of scheduling and running special elections meant a long, slow winter for Democratic lawmakers in Lansing while the House was evenly divided between the two parties.

List of United States Senators from Michigan

The House Democratic Fund reported raising $2.2 million from Jan. 1 through April 20 in a disclosure due Thursday evening. Over the same time period, the House Republican Campaign Committee brought in $1.3 million. When the two vacate their House seats, as they are required to do in the coming days, Michigan’s leftward march of 2023 is likely to reach a partisan stalemate. Michigan has two senators in the United States Senate and 13 representatives in the United States House of Representatives.

↑ MLive.com, "'Good Jobs' bills for new business tax incentives heads to governor," July 12, 2017

The bill is widely expected to pass the Senate in the coming days, as it generally mirrors a $95.3 billion national security bill passed by the upper chamber in February. The plan, laid out in a rule that passed on Friday, was concocted to capitalize on the pools of support for each part of the $95 billion package, while preventing opposition to any one piece from taking down all of them. Lansing — The main fundraising committee of Michigan House Democrats out-raised House Republicans' competing group over the first months of the year, ahead of what's expected to be an intense fight for control of the chamber this fall. Ten months ago, Michigan Democrats took full control of state government for the first time in 40 years.

In 2023, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 11, 2023, and adjourn on November 14, 2023.

Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is a Democrat, and her party has a majority in the State Senate. Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 7, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. Elections for the office of Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 3, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010.

The lower chamber has been tied between Democratic and Republican lawmakers since November, when two Democratic representatives vacated their seats after winning mayoral races in their hometowns. Michigan Democrats started 2023 with full control of state government for the first time since the 1980s. They ended the year in a political bind after two House members left to become mayors of suburbs, leaving that chamber with an even partisan split and making it impossible for Democrats to pass bills without Republican support. The winners of the 13th and 25th House district races will serve out the remainder of Stone and Coleman's terms — through December — and will likely run for a full two-year term in the August primary and November general elections. When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open.

State government trifectas

The opposition to the Israel aid represented a minority of Democrats, but reflected the deep resistance to unconditional aid and the divisions in the party on Gaza. Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland represented a notable new “no” vote among Democrats, and other standouts included Representatives Donald S. Beyer Jr. of Virginia, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and John Garamendi of California. The caucus fundraising totals don't take into account outside spending by independent groups and individual candidates' campaign hauls. The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term.

Sixty-seven of those districts were open, guaranteeing that at least 45% of the legislature would be represented by newcomers in 2023. A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose. The Michigan House of Representatives was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground. These Republican-held districts were the most vulnerable to Democratic challengers.

In 2022, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 12, 2022, and adjourn on December 28, 2022.

Representatives are elected in even- numbered years to 2-year terms, with the current term expiring on December 31, 2024. "Between another record-breaking fundraising report and our over-performance in special elections, we are poised to expand our majority in 2024," House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, said on Thursday. Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat who is frequently mentioned as a possible future presidential candidate, is expected to call special elections to fill the seats of the soon-to-be mayors, Representatives Kevin Coleman and Lori M. Stone.

Redistricting following the 2020 census

Balancing a rewarding career with the ability to have a high-quality lifestyle is important. If you’re interested in a career that allows you to make a difference, check out the state of Michigan career portal for a list of current openings in state government. The table below shows the partisan history of the Michigan House following every general election from 1992 to 2022. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). The Ukraine aid bill came to the floor after months of delay and despite staunch opposition from the hard right, including a threat from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to call a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he allowed such a vote. The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a more than $60 billion bill to provide military and economic aid to Ukraine.

For Democrats, this was down from 67 in 2018—the last time both chambers held elections—marking a 13% decrease. Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified 28 battleground races in the Michigan House of Representatives 2022 elections, sixteen of which were Democratic-held districts while the other twelve were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is elected by Members of the House at the beginning of each two-year term. The 33rd and current clerk is Gary L. Randall.[12] Randall also served as clerk from 1999 to 2006. The assistant clerk is Richard J. Brown, who served as clerk from 2007 to 2010. The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 U.S. census.

Taxpayer candidate Robert Stano, who secured 2% of the vote, per unofficial results. Herzberg will go on to represent all of Wayne, along with parts of Canton, Dearborn Heights and Westland. In the two years since Russia's invasion, opposition to aiding Ukraine has grown from a fringe position to a majority view among House GOP lawmakers. Many argue the money should be spent domestically or that policy changes at the US-Mexico border should take precedence. Still, 37 “no” votes, while a break from Washington’s ironclad support for the Jewish state, fell short of the opposition bloc progressives had hoped to muster. Thirty-nine Democrats had voted “no” on Friday on the rule to allow the foreign aid package to come to the House floor, a target that progressives just missed on Saturday on the Israel bill.

Heading into the election, Democrats held a majority with three vacancies. Democrats lost 18 seats in the election, giving Republicans a majority. Republicans lost four seats in the election, giving them a majority.

All representatives serve until the end of the current Congress on Jan 3, 2025. In recent months, Democrats have also deliberated on expanding the state’s hate crime law and enacting a comprehensive school safety package of bills in the wake of the 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School. This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Michigan. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here. He said he’s not focused on “political taglines” or policy that makes a statement but lacks substance. The 13th District includes a corner of northeast Detroit; the 25th District includes parts of Canton Township, Dearborn Heights, Garden City and Wayne.

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Two special elections in Michigan today could break the tie between Democrats and Republicans in the state's House of Representatives. In Michigan on Tuesday, two special elections could break the tie between Democrats and Republicans in the state's House of Representatives. Michigan state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.