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Gretchen Whitmer

53.0%

Bill Schuette

44.1%

Democratic candidate Gretchen Whitmer elected governor
BUILDING BRIDGES

A

s the midterm election
results rolled in late
Tuesday night, guests
filled the Sound Board

Theater at the MotorCity Casino
Hotel in Detroit for the Michigan
Democratic Party’s election watch
night.
As
Michigan
Democrat

winners
were
called,
they

addressed an enthusiastic audience

with victory speeches.

First to be announced were

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint, and
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann
Arbor. The two took the stage in
anticipation of the winners soon to
be announced.

“We’re excited because people

are not going to worry about
protecting the Great Lakes, we’re

going to have a Governor that
makes sure to protect our water …
We’re going to make sure that we fix
the damn roads … and we’re going
to work hard to make sure every
American has affordable quality
healthcare,” Dingell said. “Tonight
you can party and tomorrow we
roll up our sleeves and work hard to
deliver for the people of Michigan

who voted for us.”

Kildee
then
announced
the

victory of Haley Stevens in the 11th
Congressional District. Following a
period while votes were still being
counted,
Lieutenant
Governor-

elect Garlin Gilchrist was the next
Democrat announced as victorious.
He took to the stage and spoke
on his excitement for the state of

Michigan as well as his gratitude
for Michigan voters.
“We stand on this stage upon the

shoulders of giants who had a vision
that went beyond generations, and
it’s our generation’s responsibility
to live up to that vision to have
our
imaginations
exceed
our

expectations,” Gilchrist said. “Tonight
is a statement that we can accomplish

the results of the 2018 midterm elections in Michigan help form a wider story of the shifting
political sands of the state and the nation. To help conceptualize today’s election results, the
Statement Magazine has charted out how Michigan’s political map has shifted in three pivotal
elections and how control of local and statewide offices has changed beginning in 2000.

strong showing in upscale and educated areas
such as Ann Arbor, but this was not enough
to overcome Democrats’ historically weak
performance in Michigan’s rural areas.

race. Democrats retained control over Michigan’s
seats in the House — holding 10 out of 16 seats.
The shifting map

Elections are nothing more

than a snapshot. To help

conceptualize today’s results,

the Statement charted how

Michigan’s political map has

changed.
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Charting the


Politics of Michigan

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