anything we set our hearts to … 
And if history has not yet been 
made then we can make it.”

Gilchrist then introduced 

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, 
winner of the governor’s race.

“I am so excited about what 

the state of Michigan is doing 
right now,” Gilchrist said. 
“And the only thing I might 
be more excited about is the 
woman who’s going be the next 
governor and that’s Gretchen 
Whitmer.”

Whitmer 
defeated 

Republican 
candidate 
Bill 

Schuette, Michigan attorney 
general, and succeeds term-
limited 
Gov. 
Rick 
Snyder. 

The 
race 
was 
called 
by 

the Associated Press at about 
10 p.m. with about half of 
Michigan’s polls reporting. At 
that point, Whitmer led with 
53.8 percent of the vote over 
43.3 percent for Schuette.

“I am incredibly, incredibly 

humbled that you put your 
trust in me to be your next 
governor,” 
Whitmer 
said. 

“Early results appear to be a 
record turnout, so this victory 
belongs to you. We may have 
all gone to the polls for very 
different reasons, but today 
we as Michiganders came 

out because we all love this 
state and because we want a 
Michigan that works for every 
one of us.”

She 
then 
described 
her 

campaign’s logo: the Mackinac 
Bridge. 
She 
explained 
the 

bridge, which is the longest 
suspension 
bridge 
in 
the 

Western Hemisphere, opened 
61 years ago but was built 
during a time of divided 
government.

“A lot of people didn’t think 

they’d ever come together 
to build that bridge… and 
yet 
Michiganders 
worked 

together,” Whitmer said. “We 
built a bridge that brought us 
together 
and 
strengthened 

our economy. And at a 
time where we see too 
many people who want 
to divide us through 
building walls, I think 
we in Michigan need 
to get back to building 
bridges.”

Whitmer voiced to a 

chanting and energized 
crowd 
her 
prospects 

for the future. After 22 
months of campaigning, 
she explained, she is 
ready “to hit the ground 
running.”

“To 
the 
people 
of 

this 
great 
state, 
the 

work ahead will not be 
easy… 
but 
no 
matter 

the challenge I want 
you to know I will be a 
governor who works for 
everyone in this state,” 
Whitmer 
said. 
“For 

those who voted for me 
and those who didn’t, 
a governor who brings 
people together to solve 
problems, 
a 
governor 

who always puts you, 
the people, first. Thank 
you Michigan, let’s build 

some bridges.”

Back on campus, student 

political groups had mixed 
reactions to election night 
results. 
LSA 
sophomore 

Dylan Berger, president of 
the University’s chapter of 
College Republicans, said he 
was disappointed by Schuette 
losing. He said the results were 
not indicative of a “blue wave,” 
and he hopes Whitmer proves 
his concerns with her platform 
wrong.

“It was very unfortunate 

that 
Bill 
Schuette 
lost,” 

Berger said. “He ran a solid 
campaign, and I really think 
that 
Michiganders 
will 

regret voting for Gretchen 
Whitmer, but I’ll be praying 
for Gretchen Whitmer tonight. 
I’ll be praying that she does a 
fantastic job for our state, and 
I certainly hope I was wrong 
in everything that I said 
about her. I hope she does a 
 

great job, but I’m certainly 
concerned.”

Public Policy junior Katie 

Kelly, 
Communications 

Director for College Democrats 
said she is excited about the 
hard work College Democrats 
put 
into 
getting 
Whitmer 

elected. After the upset in the 
2016 election, Kelly said she 
didn’t want to trust the polls, 
but they ultimately turned out 
in her favor.

“I believe she is going to be 

a voice for all of Michigan,” 
Kelly said. “She has made it 
very clear by all the times she 
has come to campus that she is 
going to be a voice for students, 
she’s going to be a voice for 
working families, she’s going 
to be a voice for education, 
she’s been heavily involved in 
public schools in our state. All 
around, I think she’s going to 
be a voice for Michigan.”

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RESULTS

DEBBIE STABENOW

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., was 

re-elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating 
Trump-backed 
Republican 
John 
James. 

Stabenow was originally elected to the 
U.S. Senate in 2000 as Michigan’s first 
female senator after serving two terms in 
the U.S. House of Representatives. This 
will be her fourth term in the Senate.

Stabenow votes consistently with the 

Democratic 
party 
in 
the 
Senate, 
and 

rooted her campaign around key issues 
of 
protecting 
veterans, 
lowering 
costs 

of prescription drugs, increasing skills 
training and protecting the Great Lakes.

Stabenow 
visited 
the 
University 
of 

Michigan campus in September to rally 
the student vote, along with U.S. Rep. Joe 
Kennedy III, D-Mass., U.S. Rep. Debbie 
Dingell, 
D-Mich., 
and 
other 
Michigan 

politicians, discussing issues pertinent to 
Michigan students, such as clean water, the 
Great Lakes, net neutrality and college debt.

She held another Get Out the Vote 

rally on campus the eve of Election Day, 
encouraging students to vote ethically.

“We 
are 
committed 
to 
a 
country 

that reflects the right values, and we 
reject what has been spewing out of 
the 
White 
House,” 
Stabenow 
said.

Debbie Dingell was re-elected as the 

U.S. representative for Michigan’s 12th 
District after running unopposed. This 
will be Dingell’s second term, succeeding 
her husband John Dingell, the longest-
serving U.S. representative in history. 

In the U.S. House of Representatives, 

Dingell serves on the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce and as a senior 
whip. Her main issues of focus include 
the auto industry, health care for all, 
the Great Lakes and the environment. 

Dingell visited campus several times 

over the semester to rally the student 

vote, appearing alongside Sen. Debbie 
Stabenow, 
D-Mich., 
Democratic 

gubernatorial 
candidate 
Gretchen 

Whitmer and Dana Nessel, Democratic 
candidate for Michigan attorney general, 
among others. At a rally in October, she 
extended a call to action to students. 

“We cannot let (Republicans) win, 

and 
democracy 
is 
under 
attack,” 

Dingell said. “We need everybody 
across the state to roll up their sleeves, 
to volunteer … Let’s take America 
back to where it’s supposed to be.

Senate

House

WHITMER
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DEBBIE DINGELL

MAX KUANG & ALEXIS RANKIN & ANNIE KLUS/Daily

Gretchen Whitmer Fast Facts

Whitmer’s election breaks the Republican 

trifecta of Michigan government, with 
the GOP having maintained control of the 
Michigan governorship, state House of 
Representatives, and state Senate since 2010, 
and signals a shift in voter attitudes since 
the state elected President Trump in 2016.

On the campaign trail, Whitmer secured 

the endorsements of big Democratic 
politicians such as former President Barack 
Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, and 

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., 
Gary Peters, D-Mich., Elizabeth Warren, 
D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. 
She campaigned on expanding health care 
coverage and lowering costs, improving 
the education system, increasing skills 
training so people can secure higher-
wage jobs and “fixing the damn roads.”

Whitmer held a rally alongside Sen. 

Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., U.S. Representative 
Debbie Dingell, and Michigan Attorney 

General candidate Dana Nessel at the 
University of Michigan in October to 
 

mobilize 
the 
student 
vote.

“In a political environment where it is 

easy to feel demoralized, easy to feel like it 
doesn’t matter, easy to feel angry about what 
we see every day as breaking news,” Whitmer 
said. “We know we have an opportunity 
in 18 days to show the world what kind 
of leadership we think we deserve.”

In a political environment 

where it is easy to feel 

demoralized, easy to feel 
like it doesn’t matter, easy 
to feel angry about what we 

see every day as breaking 
news...we know we have an 

opportunity...

