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George Romney - 1966

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 13, 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 17, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins for Primary): July 25, 2008
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 5, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 2010
State Primary: August 2010

This page was last updated on December 23, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Jennifer Granholm (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
John Cherry (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Senate Minority Leader & Ex-State Rep.
Andy Dillon (D) - State House Speaker, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Kate Ebli (D) - State Representative & Businesswoman
Mark Hackel (D) - Macomb County Sheriff
Dan Kildee (D) - Genesee County Treasurer, Ex-Genesee County Commissioner & Ex-Flint School Board Member
George Perles (D) - Michigan State University Trustee, Retired MSU Football Coach & Army Veteran
Bart Stupak (D) - Congressman, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Police Officer
Gretchen Whitmer (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Don Williamson (D) - Flint Mayor & Businessman
Mike Bishop (R) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Mike Bouchard (R) - Oakland County Sheriff, Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & '06 US Senate Nominee
Mike Cox (R) - Attorney General, Ex-Wayne County Deputy Prosecutor & USMC Veteran
Peter Hoekstra (R) - Congressman & Ex-Manufacturing Executive
Wayne Kuipers (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Terri Lynn Land (R) - Secretary of State & Ex-Kent County Clerk

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

Justus Stearns - 1900

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
John Cherry (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Terri Lynn Land (R)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Michelle McManus (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '98 US Rep. Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Mike Cox (R)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Bill Schuette (R) - Ex-State Appeals Court Judge, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen. & '90 US Sen. Nominee

MICHIGAN STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Carl Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Truman H. Newberry - 1918

Debbie Stabenow (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bart Stupak (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
[ Pete Hoekstra (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Bill Huizenga (R) - State Rep., Businessman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Wayne Kuipers (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman

District 3:
Vern Ehlers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Dave Stockman - 1976

District 4:
Dave Camp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Renner (D) - Missaukee County Commissioner & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 5:
Dale Kildee (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Fred Upton (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
[ Tim Walberg (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Mark Schauer (D) - State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Human Services Official

District 8:
Mike Rogers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Phil Ruppe - 1974

District 9:
[ Joe Knollenberg (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Gary Peters (D) - Ex-State Lottery Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & '02 Attorney General Nominee

District 10:
Candice Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Thad McCotter (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Sander Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Les Townsend (R) - Gun Rights Activist & '06/'08 US Taxpayers Party Nominee

Charles C. Diggs, Jr. - 1954