The tables below indicate the political party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. State of Michigan from statehood through the results of the November 2022 elections.[a]
Officials listed include: Governors, Lieutenant Governors, Secretaries of State, Attorneys General/
State Treasurers.[b] The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate, State House of Representatives, the names and party affiliations of Michigan's U.S. Senators, and the party composition of Michigan's delegations to the U.S. House of Representatives. For years in which a presidential election was held, the tables show which party's nominees received the State's electoral votes.
In 1963, the Michigan Constitution was rewritten, modifying the statewide elected positions.
Year | Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral votes | ||||||
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Governor | Lt. Governor | Sec. of State | Attorney General | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. House | ||
1965 | George W. Romney (R)[v] | William Milliken (R) | James M. Hare (D)[83] | Frank J. Kelley (D) | 23D, 15R | 73D, 37R | Philip Hart (D) | Patrick V. McNamara (D) | 12D, 7R | Lyndon B. Johnson/ Hubert Humphrey (D) |
1966 | Robert P. Griffin (R) | |||||||||
1967 | 20R, 18D[w] | 56R, 54D[x] | 12R, 7D | |||||||
1968 | Hubert Humphrey/ Edmund Muskie (D) | |||||||||
1969 | William Milliken (R)[y] | vacant | 57D, 53R | |||||||
1970 | Thomas F. Schweigert (R) | |||||||||
1971 | James H. Brickley (R) | Richard H. Austin (D) | 19R, 19D[z] | 58D, 52R | ||||||
1972 | Richard Nixon/ Spiro Agnew (R) | |||||||||
1973 | 60D, 50R | |||||||||
1974 | 11R, 8D[aa] | |||||||||
1975 | James Damman (R) | 24D, 14R | 66D, 44R | 12D, 7R | ||||||
1976 | Gerald Ford/ Bob Dole (R) | |||||||||
1977 | 68D, 42R | Donald Riegle (D) | 11D, 8R | |||||||
1978 | ||||||||||
1979 | James H. Brickley (R) | 70D, 40R | Carl Levin (D) | 13D, 6R | ||||||
1980 | Ronald Reagan/ George H. W. Bush (R) | |||||||||
1981 | 64D, 46R | 12D, 7R | ||||||||
1982 | ||||||||||
1983 | James J. Blanchard (D) | Martha Griffiths (D) | 20D, 18R | 63D, 47R | 12D, 6R | |||||
1984 | 20R, 18D[ab] | |||||||||
1985 | 57D, 53R | 11D, 7R | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||||
1987 | 64D, 46R | |||||||||
1988 | George H. W. Bush/ Dan Quayle (R) | |||||||||
1989 | 61D, 49R | |||||||||
1990 | ||||||||||
1991 | John Engler (R) | Connie Binsfeld (R) | ||||||||
1992 | Bill Clinton/ Al Gore (D) | |||||||||
1993 | 22R, 16D | 55R, 55D[ac] | 10D, 6R | |||||||
1994 | ||||||||||
1995 | Candice Miller (R) | 56R, 54D | Spencer Abraham (R) | 9D, 7R | ||||||
1996 | ||||||||||
1997 | 52R, 58D | 10D, 6R | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||||
1999 | Dick Posthumus (R) | Jennifer Granholm (D) | 23R, 15D | 58R, 52D | ||||||
2000 | Al Gore/ Joe Lieberman (D) | |||||||||
2001 | 59R, 51D | Debbie Stabenow (D) | 9D, 7R | |||||||
2002 | ||||||||||
2003 | Jennifer Granholm (D) | John D. Cherry (D) | Terri Lynn Land (R) | Mike Cox (R) | 22R, 16D | 62R, 48D | 9R, 6D | |||
2004 | John Kerry/ John Edwards (D) | |||||||||
2005 | 58R, 52D | |||||||||
2006 | ||||||||||
2007 | 21R, 17D | 58D, 52R | ||||||||
2008 | Barack Obama/ Joe Biden (D) | |||||||||
2009 | 21R, 16D[ad] | 67D, 43R | 8D, 7R | |||||||
2010 | 22R, 16D[ae] | |||||||||
2011 | Rick Snyder (R) | Brian Calley (R) | Ruth Johnson (R) | Bill Schuette (R) | 26R, 12D | 63R, 47D | 9R, 6D | |||
2012 | 64R, 46D[af] | |||||||||
2013 | 59R, 50D, 1I | 9R, 5D | ||||||||
2014 | ||||||||||
2015 | 27R, 11D | 63R, 47D | Gary Peters (D) | |||||||
2016 | Donald Trump/ Mike Pence (R) | |||||||||
2017 | ||||||||||
2018 | ||||||||||
2019 | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | Garlin Gilchrist (D) | Jocelyn Benson (D) | Dana Nessel (D) | 22R, 16D | 58R, 52D[92] | 7R, 7D | |||
7D, 6R, 1I/L[ag] | ||||||||||
2020 | Joe Biden/ Kamala Harris (D) | |||||||||
2021 | 7R, 7D | |||||||||
2022 | ||||||||||
57R, 53D[ah] | ||||||||||
2023 | 20D, 18R | 56D, 54R | 7D, 6R | |||||||
2024 |
Democratic (D) | National Union (NU) | Progressive (Prog) | Republican (R) | Whig (W) |
Democrat