United States Senate election in Michigan, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 6, 2012 alongside a presidential election

Presidential election

A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is president.- United States :The United States has elections on the state and local levels...

, other elections to the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

Deborah Ann Greer "Debbie" Stabenow is the junior United States Senator from Michigan and a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to the U.S. Senate, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001...

is running for re-election to a third term.

Background

Incumbent Debbie Stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

was re-elected in 2006 with 57% of the vote to 41% for Oakland County

Oakland County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...

sheriff and former State Senate Majority Leader

Michigan Senate

The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....

Michael Bouchard after narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Spencer Abraham

Spencer Abraham

Edmund Spencer Abraham is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society....

in 2000.

Declared

Scotty Boman, libertarian activist
Clark Durant
Clark Durant
W. Clark Durant is co-founder and former CEO of the Cornerstone Schools , a group of charter and independent schools in the inner city of Detroit. Durant was a Republican politician in the state of Michigan, and is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012.-Early life:Durant was born in Detroit,...

, co-founder of the Cornerstone Schools
Cornerstone Schools (Michigan)
Cornerstone Schools is a system of private Christian schools in Detroit, Michigan. It has its administration and one school on one PreK-8 campus, the Nevada Campus....
Gary Glenn, conservative activist
Randy Hekman, former juvenile court judge
Chuck Marino, businessman
Pete Hoekstra
Pete Hoekstra
Peter "Pete" Hoekstra is a former Republican U.S. Representative for who served in the House from 1993 until 2011. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2010 and is expected to run for the United States Senate against Debbie Stabenow in 2012.-Early life and education:Born...

, former U.S. representative
Peter Konetchy, businessman
Rick Wilson, retired autoworker and unsuccessful candidate for the 5th district in 2010

Potential

Jase Bolger
Jase Bolger
James "Jase" Bolger is the current speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was sworn in as Speaker on January 12, 2011.-Political career:Bolger was first elected as a State Representative in November 2008...

, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
Tim Leuliette, former Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch Office is the only branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. It is part of the 7th district and its code is 7-G. It is currently located near I-75 in Detroit's Eastern Market District. The office occupies and cost $80 million to build....

chairman
Stephen Markman
Stephen Markman
Stephen J. Markman is a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He advocates for judicial restraint and has argued for a more restricted role for the judiciary in matters of public policy.-Career:...

, Michigan Supreme Court Justice
Al Pease
Al Pease
Victor "Al" Pease is a former motor racing driver from Canada. He participated in 3 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 27, 1967. He holds the unfortunate distinction of being the only competitor ever to be disqualified from a World Championship race, the 1969 Canadian...

, businessman

Declined

Justin Amash
Justin Amash
Justin Amash, , is an American attorney, politician, and member of Congress. He has been the U.S. Representative for which encompasses the Grand Rapids area, since 2011....

, U.S. representative
Saul Anuzis
Saul Anuzis
Saulius "Saul" Anuzis is a Republican Party leader from the U.S. State of Michigan, he is currently serving as national chairman for the Save American Jobs Project on the American Solutions team...

, former Michigan Republican Party
Michigan Republican Party
The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan. It is sometimes referred to as MIGOP, which simply means Michigan Grand Old Party....

chairman
Frank Beckmann, talk show host
Mike Bishop
Mike Bishop (Michigan politician)
Michael D. Bishop is a Republican Party politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is a former member and majority leader of the Michigan Senate....

, former State Senate Majority Leader
Mike Cox
Mike Cox
Mike Cox was Michigan's 52nd Attorney General; the first Republican to hold that office since 1955. Cox took office in 2003 and won re-election in 2006. Michigan Governor Jennifer M...

, former Michigan attorney general
Michigan Attorney General
The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and...
Chad Dewey, businessman
John Engler
John Engler
John Mathias Engler is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003....

, former Michigan governor
Terri Lynn Land
Terri Lynn Land
Terri Lynn Land was the 41st secretary of the State of Michigan. Land graduated from Grandville High School, and later received a bachelor of arts in political science from Hope College in Holland, Michigan...

, former Michigan secretary of state
Thaddeus McCotter, U.S. representative (formerly running for President)
John McCulloch, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner (dropped out)
Candice Miller
Candice Miller
Candice S. Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes Michigan's Huron, Macomb, and Sanilac counties, plus portions of Lapeer and Oakland counties....

, U.S. representative and former Michigan secretary of state
Rob Steele, cardiothoracic surgeon
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scotty Boman	Chad Dewey	Clark Durant	Gary Glenn	Randy Hekman	Pete Hoekstra	Peter Konetchy	Other/ Undecided
Marketing Resource Group (all possible GOP voters)	September 14-19, 2011	310	± 5.6%	2%	<1%	3%	1%	2%	41%	<1%	50%
Marketing Resource Group (definite GOP voters)	September 14-19, 2011	225	± 6.5%	2%	<1%	3%	2%	2%	51%	<1%	39%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randy Hekman	Pete Hoekstra	Peter Konetchy	John McCulloch	Other/ Undecided
Public Policy Polling	July 21-24, 2011	400	± 4.9%	5%	78%	3%	3%	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Justin Amash	Saul Anuzis	Chad Dewey	Randy Hekman	Pete Hoekstra	Terri Lynn Land	Tim Leuliette	Tim Walberg	Other/ Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 18-20, 2011	360	± 5.2%	4%	5%	3%	4%	38%	18%	0%	4%	24%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Debbie Stabenow (D)	Clark Durant (R)	Other	Undecided
EPIC-MRA (report)	November 13-16, 2011	600	± 4.0%	51%	31%	—	18%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Debbie Stabenow (D)	Randy Hekman (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	July 21-24, 2011	593	± 4.0%	52%	36%	—	12%
Public Policy Polling (report)	March 18-20, 2011	502	± 4.4%	52%	33%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Debbie Stabenow (D)	Pete Hoekstra (R)	Other	Undecided
EPIC-MRA (report)	November 13-16, 2011	600	± 4.0%	48%	42%	—	10%
EPIC-MRA (report)	August 13-16, 2011	600	± 4.0%	47%	38%	—	15%
Public Policy Polling (report)	July 21-24, 2011	593	± 4.0%	50%	41%	—	9%
Public Policy Polling (report)	March 18-20, 2011	502	± 4.4%	50%	38%	—	12%
EPIC-MRA (report)	February 12-17, 2011	600	± 4.0%	44%	42%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling (report)	December 3-6, 2010	1,224	± 2.8%	45%	44%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Debbie Stabenow (D)	Peter Konetchy (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	July 21-24, 2011	593	± 4.0%	52%	31%	—	18%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Debbie Stabenow (D)	Tim Leuliette (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	December 3-6, 2010	1,224	± 2.8%	47%	30%	—	24%

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; border:0; margin-top:0.2em;"
|-
! style="background:#cff; font-weight:normal;"|
Hypothetical polling
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;"|

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Debbie
Stabenow (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Saul
Anuzis (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| March 18-20, 2011
| align=center| 502
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 13%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Debbie
Stabenow (D)
! style="width:100px;"| John
Engler (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| December 3-6, 2010
| align=center| 1,224
| align=center| ± 2.8%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 9%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Debbie
Stabenow (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Terri Lynn
Land (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| March 18-20, 2011
| align=center| 502
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 48%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 14%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| December 3-6, 2010
| align=center| 1,224
| align=center| ± 2.8%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 14%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Debbie
Stabenow (D)
! style="width:100px;"| John
McCulloch (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| July 21-24, 2011
| align=center| 593
| align=center| ± 4.0%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| 32%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 16%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:130px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! style="width:100px;"| Debbie
Stabenow (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Candice
Miller (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| December 3-6, 2010
| align=center| 1,224
| align=center| ± 2.8%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 15%
|}

External links

Elections from the Michigan secretary of state
U.S. Congress candidates for Michigan at Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...

Official campaign websites

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.

Background

Declared

Potential

Declined

Polling

Polling

See also

External links