Michigan — 2018 governor election
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Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionMichigan · GovernorWhitmerD+9.6
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Gretchen Whitmer ✓Democrat | 53.3% | 2,266,193 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill SchuetteRepublican | 43.7% | 1,859,534 |
| Bill GelineauLibertarian | 1.3% | 56,606 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona, MI | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Alger, MI | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Allegan, MI | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Alpena, MI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Antrim, MI | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Arenac, MI | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Baraga, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Barry, MI | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Bay, MI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Benzie, MI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Berrien, MI | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Branch, MI | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Calhoun, MI | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cass, MI | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Charlevoix, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Cheboygan, MI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Chippewa, MI | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Clare, MI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Clinton, MI | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Crawford, MI | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Delta, MI | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Dickinson, MI | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Eaton, MI | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Emmet, MI | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Genesee, MI | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Gladwin, MI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Gogebic, MI | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Grand Traverse, MI | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Gratiot, MI | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Hillsdale, MI | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Houghton, MI | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Huron, MI | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Ingham, MI | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Ionia, MI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Iosco, MI | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Iron, MI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Isabella, MI | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Jackson, MI | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Kalkaska, MI | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Kent, MI | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Keweenaw, MI | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Lake, MI | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Lapeer, MI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Leelanau, MI | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Lenawee, MI | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Livingston, MI | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Luce, MI | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Mackinac, MI | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Macomb, MI | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Manistee, MI | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Marquette, MI | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Mason, MI | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Mecosta, MI | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Menominee, MI | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Midland, MI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Missaukee, MI | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Monroe, MI | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Montcalm, MI | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Montmorency, MI | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Muskegon, MI | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Newaygo, MI | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Oakland, MI | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Oceana, MI | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Ogemaw, MI | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Ontonagon, MI | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Osceola, MI | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Oscoda, MI | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Otsego, MI | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Ottawa, MI | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Presque Isle, MI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Roscommon, MI | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Saginaw, MI | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Sanilac, MI | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Schoolcraft, MI | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Shiawassee, MI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| St. Clair, MI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| St. Joseph, MI | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Tuscola, MI | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Van Buren, MI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Washtenaw, MI | Democratic | D+46.1 |
| Wayne, MI | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Wexford, MI | Republican | R+24.5 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+0.2Governor 2018D+9.6vs. baselineD+9.8
Michigan's 2018 governor race ran 9.8 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Michigan results by county
83 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona | Bill Schuette+1,426 | 1,98235.8% | 3,40861.6% | 1442.6% | 5,534 |
| Alger | Bill Schuette+147 | 1,95046.9% | 2,09750.4% | 1122.7% | 4,159 |
| Allegan | Bill Schuette+9,151 | 19,49739.1% | 28,64857.5% | 1,7083.4% | 49,853 |
| Alpena | Bill Schuette+1,436 | 5,59542.8% | 7,03153.8% | 4463.4% | 13,072 |
| Antrim | Bill Schuette+2,455 | 5,02539.0% | 7,48058.0% | 3953.1% | 12,900 |
| Arenac | Bill Schuette+1,250 | 2,63138.9% | 3,88157.4% | 2463.6% | 6,758 |
| Baraga | Bill Schuette+433 | 1,35641.9% | 1,78955.3% | 922.8% | 3,237 |
| Barry | Bill Schuette+5,301 | 10,27238.2% | 15,57358.0% | 1,0133.8% | 26,858 |
| Bay | Gretchen Whitmer+1,312 | 23,15949.8% | 21,84747.0% | 1,5253.3% | 46,531 |
| Benzie | Bill Schuette+412 | 4,55146.5% | 4,96350.7% | 2792.8% | 9,793 |
| Berrien | Bill Schuette+4,300 | 27,86144.9% | 32,16151.8% | 2,0143.2% | 62,036 |
| Branch | Bill Schuette+4,057 | 5,32435.0% | 9,38161.7% | 5073.3% | 15,212 |
| Calhoun | Bill Schuette+1,227 | 23,48446.9% | 24,71149.4% | 1,8493.7% | 50,044 |
| Cass | Bill Schuette+4,283 | 7,25537.3% | 11,53859.3% | 6643.4% | 19,457 |
| Charlevoix | Bill Schuette+1,836 | 5,72041.8% | 7,55655.2% | 4012.9% | 13,677 |
| Cheboygan | Bill Schuette+2,411 | 4,83838.5% | 7,24957.7% | 4683.7% | 12,555 |
| Chippewa | Bill Schuette+1,194 | 6,18744.3% | 7,38152.8% | 4102.9% | 13,978 |
| Clare | Bill Schuette+2,531 | 4,42437.4% | 6,95558.8% | 4573.9% | 11,836 |
| Clinton | Gretchen Whitmer+846 | 18,49549.8% | 17,64947.5% | 1,0132.7% | 37,157 |
| Crawford | Bill Schuette+1,246 | 2,36737.8% | 3,61357.7% | 2794.5% | 6,259 |
| Delta | Bill Schuette+2,070 | 6,99142.6% | 9,06155.1% | 3782.3% | 16,430 |
| Dickinson | Bill Schuette+2,795 | 4,11936.3% | 6,91461.0% | 3002.6% | 11,333 |
| Eaton | Gretchen Whitmer+4,565 | 27,00352.8% | 22,43843.9% | 1,6653.3% | 51,106 |
| Emmet | Bill Schuette+1,751 | 7,78843.6% | 9,53953.3% | 5553.1% | 17,882 |
| Genesee | Gretchen Whitmer+36,536 | 100,07359.4% | 63,53737.7% | 4,9352.9% | 168,545 |
| Gladwin | Bill Schuette+2,357 | 4,15537.8% | 6,51259.2% | 3383.1% | 11,005 |
| Gogebic | Gretchen Whitmer+309 | 3,31250.9% | 3,00346.2% | 1923.0% | 6,507 |
| Grand Traverse | Bill Schuette+811 | 23,22047.6% | 24,03149.2% | 1,5503.2% | 48,801 |
| Gratiot | Bill Schuette+1,520 | 6,17043.0% | 7,69053.6% | 4933.4% | 14,353 |
| Hillsdale | Bill Schuette+5,922 | 5,16630.7% | 11,08865.9% | 5673.4% | 16,821 |
| Houghton | Bill Schuette+833 | 6,53945.7% | 7,37251.5% | 4002.8% | 14,311 |
| Huron | Bill Schuette+3,691 | 4,82835.2% | 8,51962.0% | 3852.8% | 13,732 |
| Ingham | Gretchen Whitmer+44,713 | 80,29267.3% | 35,57929.8% | 3,3592.8% | 119,230 |
| Ionia | Bill Schuette+3,078 | 9,92941.7% | 13,00754.6% | 8943.8% | 23,830 |
| Iosco | Bill Schuette+1,762 | 4,77240.8% | 6,53455.9% | 3843.3% | 11,690 |
| Iron | Bill Schuette+701 | 2,26942.0% | 2,97055.0% | 1643.0% | 5,403 |
| Isabella | Gretchen Whitmer+1,559 | 11,65651.8% | 10,09744.9% | 7323.3% | 22,485 |
| Jackson | Bill Schuette+5,317 | 26,70443.9% | 32,02152.6% | 2,1273.5% | 60,852 |
| Kalamazoo | Gretchen Whitmer+22,840 | 67,02358.4% | 44,18338.5% | 3,6563.2% | 114,862 |
| Kalkaska | Bill Schuette+2,408 | 2,78233.3% | 5,19062.1% | 3854.6% | 8,357 |
| Kent | Gretchen Whitmer+11,641 | 141,62950.5% | 129,98846.4% | 8,6743.1% | 280,291 |
| Keweenaw | Bill Schuette+136 | 57143.4% | 70753.7% | 382.9% | 1,316 |
| Lake | Bill Schuette+698 | 1,90440.5% | 2,60255.4% | 1944.1% | 4,700 |
| Lapeer | Bill Schuette+8,411 | 14,79837.6% | 23,20958.9% | 1,3653.5% | 39,372 |
| Leelanau | Gretchen Whitmer+634 | 7,26451.1% | 6,63046.7% | 3082.2% | 14,202 |
| Lenawee | Bill Schuette+3,601 | 17,62444.0% | 21,22553.0% | 1,2033.0% | 40,052 |
| Livingston | Bill Schuette+16,655 | 39,18740.2% | 55,84257.2% | 2,5492.6% | 97,578 |
| Luce | Bill Schuette+618 | 85135.2% | 1,46960.7% | 1004.1% | 2,420 |
| Mackinac | Bill Schuette+884 | 2,34541.0% | 3,22956.5% | 1422.5% | 5,716 |
| Macomb | Gretchen Whitmer+12,530 | 181,60350.4% | 169,07346.9% | 9,5502.7% | 360,226 |
| Manistee | Bill Schuette+508 | 5,42046.3% | 5,92850.6% | 3693.1% | 11,717 |
| Marquette | Gretchen Whitmer+5,210 | 17,17357.2% | 11,96339.9% | 8662.9% | 30,002 |
| Mason | Bill Schuette+1,597 | 5,82342.5% | 7,42054.1% | 4673.4% | 13,710 |
| Mecosta | Bill Schuette+2,278 | 6,40840.9% | 8,68655.5% | 5603.6% | 15,654 |
| Menominee | Bill Schuette+1,502 | 3,52840.2% | 5,03057.3% | 2262.6% | 8,784 |
| Midland | Bill Schuette+4,977 | 16,23842.2% | 21,21555.1% | 1,0522.7% | 38,505 |
| Missaukee | Bill Schuette+2,882 | 1,75926.8% | 4,64170.7% | 1662.5% | 6,566 |
| Monroe | Bill Schuette+4,923 | 27,41344.5% | 32,33652.5% | 1,7902.9% | 61,539 |
| Montcalm | Bill Schuette+4,405 | 9,00338.5% | 13,40857.4% | 9464.1% | 23,357 |
| Montmorency | Bill Schuette+1,468 | 1,50832.6% | 2,97664.3% | 1413.0% | 4,625 |
| Muskegon | Gretchen Whitmer+7,374 | 37,02950.3% | 29,65540.3% | 6,9769.5% | 73,660 |
| Newaygo | Bill Schuette+5,677 | 6,94434.2% | 12,62162.1% | 7623.7% | 20,327 |
| Oakland | Gretchen Whitmer+102,663 | 347,08057.3% | 244,41740.4% | 13,7702.3% | 605,267 |
| Oceana | Bill Schuette+1,891 | 4,26039.6% | 6,15157.2% | 3463.2% | 10,757 |
| Ogemaw | Bill Schuette+2,136 | 3,33536.5% | 5,47159.9% | 3283.6% | 9,134 |
| Ontonagon | Bill Schuette+448 | 1,29341.2% | 1,74155.4% | 1063.4% | 3,140 |
| Osceola | Bill Schuette+3,197 | 2,90130.9% | 6,09864.9% | 3924.2% | 9,391 |
| Oscoda | Bill Schuette+1,153 | 1,22632.9% | 2,37963.7% | 1273.4% | 3,732 |
| Otsego | Bill Schuette+2,839 | 4,06435.8% | 6,90360.8% | 3893.4% | 11,356 |
| Ottawa | Bill Schuette+30,311 | 47,38036.8% | 77,69160.4% | 3,5172.7% | 128,588 |
| Presque Isle | Bill Schuette+1,047 | 2,70440.5% | 3,75156.2% | 2223.3% | 6,677 |
| Roscommon | Bill Schuette+2,298 | 4,56138.7% | 6,85958.1% | 3803.2% | 11,800 |
| Saginaw | Gretchen Whitmer+6,387 | 42,69352.7% | 36,30644.8% | 1,9992.5% | 80,998 |
| Sanilac | Bill Schuette+5,060 | 5,38332.8% | 10,44363.7% | 5763.5% | 16,402 |
| Schoolcraft | Bill Schuette+561 | 1,53341.0% | 2,09455.9% | 1163.1% | 3,743 |
| Shiawassee | Bill Schuette+1,109 | 13,83446.4% | 14,94350.2% | 1,0133.4% | 29,790 |
| St. Clair | Bill Schuette+8,751 | 28,08941.7% | 36,84054.6% | 2,5053.7% | 67,434 |
| St. Joseph | Bill Schuette+4,351 | 7,61137.2% | 11,96258.5% | 8654.2% | 20,438 |
| Tuscola | Bill Schuette+5,014 | 8,27237.1% | 13,28659.6% | 7333.3% | 22,291 |
| Van Buren | Bill Schuette+1,244 | 13,58046.0% | 14,82450.2% | 1,1403.9% | 29,544 |
| Washtenaw | Gretchen Whitmer+80,060 | 124,91072.0% | 44,85025.8% | 3,7482.2% | 173,508 |
| Wayne | Gretchen Whitmer+283,646 | 463,70370.3% | 180,05727.3% | 16,0992.4% | 659,859 |
| Wexford | Bill Schuette+3,424 | 4,99535.7% | 8,41960.2% | 5624.0% | 13,976 |
Same ballot, 2018MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.