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The Michigan Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office with 53.53% of the vote.
Republican convention
Candidates
Declared
- Ruth Johnson, incumbent Secretary of State[1]
Democratic convention
Candidates
Declared
- Godfrey Dillard, attorney and candidate for Michigan's 15th congressional district in 1996[2][3]
Minor parties
Taxpayers Party
- Robert Gale, perennial candidate
Natural Law Party
- Jason Gatties, nominee for Michigan's 6th congressional district in 2012
Libertarian Party
- Jamie Lewis, nominee for the State Senate in 2006 and 2010
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ruth Johnson (R) |
Godfrey Dillard (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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
- Official campaign websites