2012 Michigan State House Special Election

The 2012 Michigan State House Special Election took place in 2 electoral districts to elect 2 seats. Republican secured 1 seats, receiving 43.62% of the popular vote. A total number of 28,436 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 5 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 5 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 1 seats, making up 50.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 43.62% of the popular vote. Republican won 1 seats (50.00%)

2012 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 1, name: 'Republican'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue','red','#99C955'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 15229, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 12404, name: 'Republican'},{value: 803, name: 'Green'}] }]}
Democratic	15,229	53.56%	2	1	50.00%
Republican	12,404	43.62%	2	1	50.00%
Green	803	2.82%	1	0	-
Total	28,436	100%	5	2	100%

2012 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 29	7,056	76.95%	2,114	23.05%	-	-	9,170
District 51	8,173	42.42%	10,290	53.41%	803	4.17%	19,266
Total	15,229	53.56%	12,404	43.62%	803	2.82%	28,436

Elected Candidates

2012 Michigan State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 29	Tim Greimel	Democratic	7,056	76.95%	Bob Gray	Republican	2,114	23.05%	53.90%
District 51	Joseph Graves	Republican	10,290	53.41%	Steven M. Losey	Democratic	8,173	42.42%	10.99%

Results by Candidates

There are 5 candidates competed for 5 seats, with 4 candidates (80.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2012 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 29	Tim Greimel	Democratic	7,056	76.95%
District 29	Bob Gray	Republican	2,114	23.05%
District 51	Joseph Graves	Republican	10,290	53.41%
	Steven M. Losey	Democratic	8,173	42.42%
	Cary Neuville-Justice	Green	803	4.17%

Results by Districts

District 29

Tim Greimel of Democratic received 76.95% of the votes, totaling 7,056 votes, to win the election, defeated Bob Gray of Republican by a comfortable margin of 53.90%. The total votes casted was 9,170.

2012 Michigan State House Special Election in District 29
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7056, name: 'Tim Greimel'},{value: 2114, name: 'Bob Gray'}] }]}
Tim Greimel	Democratic	7,056	76.95%
Bob Gray	Republican	2,114	23.05%
Election Date: 2012-02-28, Valid Votes: 9,170, Margin: 53.90%

2012 Michigan State House Special Election in District 29 (General) - Results by County
County	Tim Greimel Democratic		Bob Gray Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Oakland	7,056	76.95%	2,114	23.05%	9,170	53.89%
Total	7,056	76.95%	2,114	23.05%	9,170	53.90%

District 51

Joseph Graves of Republican received 53.41% of the votes, totaling 10,290 votes, to win the election, defeated Steven M. Losey of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 10.99%. The total votes casted was 19,266.

2012 Michigan State House Special Election in District 51
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#99C955'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 10290, name: 'Joseph Graves'},{value: 8173, name: 'Steven M. Losey'},{value: 803, name: 'Cary Neuville-Justice'}] }]}
Joseph Graves	Republican	10,290	53.41%
Steven M. Losey	Democratic	8,173	42.42%
Cary Neuville-Justice	Green	803	4.17%
Election Date: 2012-02-28, Valid Votes: 19,266, Margin: 10.99%

2012 Michigan State House Special Election in District 51 (General) - Results by County
County	Joseph Graves Republican		Steven M. Losey Democratic		Cary Neuville-Justice Green		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Genesee	10,290	53.41%	8,173	42.42%	803	4.17%	19,266	10.99%
Total	10,290	53.41%	8,173	42.42%	803	4.17%	19,266	10.99%