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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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