Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was elected with 53.3% of the vote.[6] The election was not as close as expected, with Whitmer receiving 53.3% of the vote to Schuette's 43.8%. Schuette performed best in more sparsely populated areas, while Whitmer was supported by large margins in large and medium cities, such as Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing. Whitmer also performed well in the Detroit suburbs. Whitmer carried former Republican stronghold Kent County (location of her native Grand Rapids), the first Democratic candidate to do so since James Blanchard's landslide 1986 reelection. Democrats swept the statewide races by also holding onto the Senate seat that was up for re-election, and picking up the positions of secretary of state and attorney general. They also captured every state university trustee seat that was up for election as well as the State Board of Education.[7]
Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State (2009–2013), former U.S. Senator from New York (2001–2009), former First Lady of the United States (1993–2001), 2016 Democratic Nominee for President[142]
Two televised debates between Schuette and Whitmer were scheduled. The first debate was held on Friday, October 12, and hosted by Grand Rapids television station WOOD-TV.[176][177] That debate mainly concentrated on issues and there were no surprises or major errors from either candidate.[178] The second debate was hosted by Detroit television station WDIV and was held on Wednesday, October 24.[179] The two again clashed on various issues,[180] but Schuette made a gaffe when he mixed up Whitmer's name with that of former governor Jennifer Granholm.[181][182]
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While Whitmer's Democratic primary opponents publicly endorsed Whitmer in the general election,[183] Republican nominee Schuette left the party split after the acrimonious battle with lieutenant governor Calley, with outgoing governor Rick Snyder refusing to endorse Schuette.[168] Schuette also tried to hide his endorsement by Donald Trump from the primary in the general election.[184][185] His actions as attorney general also came back to haunt him.[186][187] Whitmer held consistent leads in polls over Schuette over the entire year.
Whitmer won 7 of Michigan's 14 congressional districts.[188] The seven districts she won all elected Democrats to Congress, and the seven that Schuette won all elected Republicans, though he won the district that elected Justin Amash by a very narrow margin of 0.4% and the district that elected Fred Upton by an even thinner 0.2%.
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