Political party strength in Michigan
Encyclopedia
The tables below indicate the political party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. State
of Michigan
from statehood through January 2011.
Officials listed include: Governors, Lieutenant Governor
s, Secretaries of State
, Attorneys General
and State Treasurers
. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate
, State House of Representatives, the names and party affiliations of Michigan's U.S. Senators, and the party composition of Michigan's delegations to the U.S House of Representatives. For years in which a presidential election was held, the tables show which party's nominees received the State's electoral votes.
The parties are indicated as follows: (D), (R), and (W), with purple .
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
from statehood through January 2011.
Officials listed include: Governors, Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state...
s, Secretaries of State
Michigan Secretary of State
The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states...
, Attorneys General
Michigan Attorney General
The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and...
and State Treasurers
State Treasurer of Michigan
The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue...
. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents....
, State House of Representatives, the names and party affiliations of Michigan's U.S. Senators, and the party composition of Michigan's delegations to the U.S House of Representatives. For years in which a presidential election was held, the tables show which party's nominees received the State's electoral votes.
The parties are indicated as follows: (D), (R), and (W), with purple .
19th century – from statehood in 1837 to 1899
| Year | |Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
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| Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | Treasurer State Treasurer of Michigan The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | ||
| 1837 | Stevens T. Mason Stevens T. Mason Stevens Thomson Mason , also known as Stevens T. Mason, Tom Mason, The Boy Governor, and lesser known nicknames Young Hotspur and The Stripling, was the territorial governor of the Michigan Territory, and later the first Governor of the state of Michigan. Mason guided the Michigan Territory into... (D) |
Edward Mundy (D) | Kintzing Pritchette (D) | Peter Morey (D) | Appointed Office | 16 | 50 | Lucius Lyon Lucius Lyon Lucius Lyon was a U.S. statesman from the state of Michigan. He was born in Shelburne, Vermont, where he received a common school education and studied engineering and surveying... (D) |
John Norvell John Norvell John Norvell was a newspaper editor and one of the first U.S. Senators from Michigan.-History:Norvell was born in Danville, Kentucky, then still a part of Virginia, where he attended the common schools.... (D) |
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| 1838 | Randolph Manning (D) | ||||||||||
| 1839 | 17 | 52 | Vacant | 1D | |||||||
| 1840 | William Woodbridge William Woodbridge William Woodbridge was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood... (W) |
James Wright Gordon James Wright Gordon James Wright Gordon , usually referred to as J. Wright Gordon, was a Whig politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Gordon was born in Plainfield, Connecticut and studied law.-Life and politics in Michigan:... (W) |
Thomas Rowland (W) | Augustus Porter Augustus Porter Augustus Porter , along with his brother Peter Buell Porter , purchased the land near Niagara Falls, United States at a public auction in order to open a grist mill and tannery around 1805... (W) |
Harrison William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the... /Tyler John Tyler John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor... (W) |
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| 1841 | James Wright Gordon (W) | Thomas J. Drake Thomas J. Drake For other Thomas Drakes, please see Thomas Drake Thomas Jefferson Drake was a politician from the U.S... (W) |
Zephaniah Platt Zephaniah Platt (Michigan Attorney General) Zephaniah Platt was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan... |
17 | 52 | William Woodbridge William Woodbridge William Woodbridge was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood... (W) |
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| 1842 | John S. Barry John S. Barry For the American businessman John S. Barry, see John Barry .John Stewart Barry was the fourth and eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. He was Michigan's only three-term governor in the 19th century... (D) |
Origen D. Richardson Origen D. Richardson Origen Drew Richardson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, and in the Nebraska Territory.-Biography:Richardson was born in Woodstock, Vermont, where he studied and practiced law... (D) |
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| 1843 | Elon Farnsworth Elon Farnsworth (Michigan Attorney General) Elon Farnsworth was an American lawyer and politician. He served as both Attorney General and Chancellor of the state of Michigan.- Biography :... (D) |
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| 1844 | Polk James K. Polk James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States . Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He later lived in and represented Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 12th Governor of Tennessee... /Dallas George M. Dallas George Mifflin Dallas was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and the 11th Vice President of the United States , serving under James K. Polk.-Family and early life:... (D) |
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| 1845 | Henry N. Walker (D) | 18 | 53 | Lewis Cass Lewis Cass Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan... (D) |
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| 1846 | Alpheus Felch Alpheus Felch Alpheus Felch was the fifth Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan.-Early life:Felch was born in Limerick, Maine. He was left an orphan at the age of three and lived with his grandfather Abijah Felch, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War... (D) |
William L. Greenly William L. Greenly William L. Greenly was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan serving as the sixth Governor of Michigan.-Early life in New York:Greenly was born in Hamilton, New York... (D) |
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| 1847 | William L. Greenly (D) | Charles P. Bush Charles P. Bush Charles P. Bush was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Bush was born in Ithaca, New York and moved to Michigan in 1836, becoming one of the first residents of Handy.... (D) |
Edward Mundy (D) | 22 | 66 | Alpheus Felch Alpheus Felch Alpheus Felch was the fifth Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan.-Early life:Felch was born in Limerick, Maine. He was left an orphan at the age of three and lived with his grandfather Abijah Felch, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War... (D) |
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| 1848 | Epaphroditus Ransom Epaphroditus Ransom Epaphroditus Ransom was the seventh Governor of Michigan and Michigan Supreme Court justice from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life in Massachusetts and Vermont:... (D) |
William M. Fenton William M. Fenton William Matthew Fenton was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Fenton was born in Norwich, New York in 1808 and graduated at the top of his class in 1826 at Hamilton College. In 1827, he sailed four years on the ocean, becoming mate of a merchant vessel... (D) |
George Washington Peck George Washington Peck George Washington Peck was a United States Representative from the state of Michigan.Peck was born in New York City and pursued classical studies, attending Yale College and studying law in New York City. He moved to Michigan in 1839 and settled in Brighton, where he was admitted to the bar in... (D) |
George V. N. Lothrop George V. N. Lothrop George Van Ness Lothrop was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851.-Biography:... (D) |
Thomas Fitzgerald (D) | Cass Lewis Cass Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan... /Butler William Orlando Butler William Orlando Butler was a U.S. political figure and U.S. Army major general from Kentucky. He served as a Democratic congressman from Kentucky from 1839 to 1843, and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee under Lewis Cass in 1848.-Early life:Butler was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky,... (D) |
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| 1849 | 22 | 66 | Lewis Cass Lewis Cass Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan... (D) |
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| 1850 | John S. Barry John S. Barry For the American businessman John S. Barry, see John Barry .John Stewart Barry was the fourth and eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. He was Michigan's only three-term governor in the 19th century... (D) |
George R. Redfield (D) | Bernard C. Whittemore (D) | ||||||||
| 1851 | Charles H. Taylor (D) | William Hale (D) | 22 | 63 | 2W, 1D | ||||||
| 1852 | Robert McClelland | Calvin Britain Calvin Britain Calvin Britain was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Britain was born in Jefferson County, New York. He came to Michigan in 1827 and was the first settler in the town of St. Joseph. He laid out the village of St. Joseph, first known as Newburyport... (D) |
Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army... /King William R. King William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama... (D) |
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| 1853 | Andrew Parsons Andrew Parsons Andrew Parsons was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:Parsons was born in Hoosick, New York... (D) |
William Graves (D) | 32 | 71 | Charles E. Stuart Charles E. Stuart Charles Edward Stuart was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Biography:Stuart was born in New York, either near Waterloo, New York, or in Columbia County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832, and commenced practice in Waterloo... (D) |
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| Andrew Parsons (D) | George Griswold George Griswold George R. Griswold was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Griswold was born in the U.S. state of New York and later moved to Detroit, Michigan and practiced law.... (D) |
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| 1855 | Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley Scott Bingham was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the 11th Governor of the state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:... (R) |
George Coe George Coe (Michigan politician) George Alonzo Coe was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Coe was born in Rush, New York and moved to Illinois at a young age. He was raised on his father’s farm until the age of fourteen and then attended school until of age... (R) |
John McKinney (R) | Jacob M. Howard Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan during and after the American Civil War.-Early life:... (R) |
Silas M. Holmes (R) | 25R, 7D | 48R, 24D | 3R, 1D | |||
| 1856 | Fremont/Dayton ( R) | ||||||||||
| 1857 | 29R, 3D | 63R, 17D | Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:... (R) |
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| 1859 | Moses Wisner Moses Wisner Moses Wisner was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:Wisner was born in Springport, New York and received an education in the common schools while working on his parent's farm. In 1837, he moved to Michigan and settled on a farm in Lapeer County... (R) |
Edmund B. Fairfield (R) | Nelson G. Isbell (R) | John McKinney (R) | 24R, 8D | 56R, 25D | Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley S. Bingham Kinsley Scott Bingham was a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and the 11th Governor of the state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:... (R) |
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| 1861 | Austin Blair Austin Blair Austin Blair , also known as the Civil War Governor, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan... (R) |
James M. Birney James M. Birney James M. Birney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Birney was born in Danville, Kentucky, the eldest son of Agatha and James Gillespie Birney, who was a presidential candidate for the Liberty Party in the 1840 and 1844 elections. James M. Birney spent his early years in... (R) |
James B. Porter (R) | Charles Upson Charles Upson Charles Upson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Upson was born in Southington, Connecticut to Lydia Upson and Asahel Upson . He attended the district and select schools of Southington and later taught school in Farmington from 1840 to 1842... (R) |
John Owen (R) | 30R, 2D | 72R, 11D | 4R | Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... /Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War... (R) |
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| Joseph R. Williams Joseph R. Williams Joseph Rickelson Williams was an American politician and the first president for the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first Land-Grant Institution to be established in the United States and now one of the largest universities in the United States, Michigan State University.-Early... (R) |
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| 1862 | Henry T. Backus Henry T. Backus Henry Titus Backus was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan and judge from the Arizona Territory.-Early life:... (R) |
Jacob M. Howard Jacob M. Howard Jacob Merritt Howard was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan during and after the American Civil War.-Early life:... (R) |
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| 1863 | Charles S. May Charles S. May Charles Sedgwick May was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:May was born in Sandisfield, Massachusetts and at the age of four moved to Richland, Michigan. He worked there on a farm until the age of fifteen and became a student of the State University at Kalamazoo... (R) |
Albert Williams (R) | 18R, 14D | 60R, 39D | 5R, 1D | ||||||
| 1864 | Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... /Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American... (R) |
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| 1865 | Henry H. Crapo Henry H. Crapo Henry Howland Crapo was the 14th Governor of Michigan during the end of the American Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction.-Early life in Massachusetts:... (R) |
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Jr. was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Grosvenor was born in Stillwater, New York and received a common school and academic education... (R) |
21R, 11D | 73R, 27D | 6R | ||||||
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| 1867 | Dwight May Dwight May Dwight May was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:May was born in Sandisfield, Massachusetts to Rockwell and Celestia May and moved to Richland, Michigan at the approximate age of twelve... (R) |
Oliver L. Spaulding Oliver L. Spaulding Oliver Lyman Spaulding was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Spaulding was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. He completed preparatory studies, graduated from Oberlin College of Ohio in 1855, and moved to Michigan where he taught school. He studied law, was... (R) |
William L. Stoughton William L. Stoughton William Lewis Stoughton was a politician and soldier from U.S. state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress, as well as serving as a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Stoughton was born in Bangor, New York. He attended Kirtland,... (R) |
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Jr. was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Grosvenor was born in Stillwater, New York and received a common school and academic education... (R) |
30R, 1D | 79R, 21D | 6R | ||||
| 1868 | Grant/Colfax Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S... (R) |
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| 1869 | Henry P. Baldwin Henry P. Baldwin Henry Porter Baldwin , a descendant of pilgrim father Nathaniel Baldwin, was the 15th Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life in Rhode Island:... (R) |
Morgan Bates Morgan Bates Morgan Bates was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Early life and publishing career:Bates was born near Glens Falls, New York. He apprenticed as a printer at Sandy Hill and worked as a journeyman printer in Albany and other places... (R) |
Dwight May (R) | 27R, 5D | 75R, 25D | 6R | |||||
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| 1871 | Daniel Striker (R) | Victory P. Collier (R) | 27R, 5D | 71R, 29D | Thomas W. Ferry Thomas W. Ferry Thomas White Ferry was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Ferry was born in the old Mission House on Mackinac Island. The community on Mackinac at that time included the military garrison, the main depot of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company, and the mission.... (R) |
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| 1872 | Grant/Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts... (R) |
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| 1873 | John J. Bagley John J. Bagley John Judson Bagley was a politician from the US state of Michigan, as well as its 16th Governor.-Early life in New York and Michigan:... (R) |
Henry H. Holt Henry H. Holt Henry H. Holt was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Holt was born in Camden, New York and received an academic education, studied law and graduated from union law college of Ohio... (R) |
Byron D. Ball (R) | 31R, 1D | 95R, 5D | 9R | |||||
| 1874 | Isaac Marston (R) | ||||||||||
| 1875 | Ebenezer G. D. Holden (R) | Andrew J. Smith (R) | William B. McCreery William B. McCreery -Early life:McCreery was born on August 27, 1836 in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, New York. In 1859, he was admitted to the county bar.-Civil War:... (R) |
17R, 15D | 54R, 46D | Isaac P. Christiancy Isaac P. Christiancy Isaac Peckham Christiancy was Chief Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.... (R) |
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| 1876 | Hayes/Wheeler William A. Wheeler William Almon Wheeler was a Representative from New York and the 19th Vice President of the United States .-Early life and career:... (R) |
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| 1877 | Charles Croswell Charles Croswell Charles Miller Croswell was the 17th Governor of the US state of Michigan from 1877 to 1881.-Early life in New York:... (R) |
Alonzo Sessions Alonzo Sessions Alonzo Sessions was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Sessions was born to Amasa and Pheobe Sessions in Marcellus, New York acquired and early education and taught school... (R) |
Otto Kirchner Otto Kirchner Otto Kirchner was a Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross... (R) |
23R, 9D | 75R, 25D | 8R, 1D | |||||
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| 1879 | William Jenney (R) | Benjamin D. Pritchard Benjamin D. Pritchard Benjamin Dudley Pritchard was a United States Army officer, most known for leading the Union cavalry regiment which captured the fugitive Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, in the weeks surrounding the close of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Benjamin... (R) |
23R, 9D | 75R, 25D | Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler was Mayor of Detroit , a four-term U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan , and Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .-Family:... (R) |
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| 1880 | Henry P. Baldwin Henry P. Baldwin Henry Porter Baldwin , a descendant of pilgrim father Nathaniel Baldwin, was the 15th Governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life in Rhode Island:... (R) |
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| 1881 | David Jerome David Jerome David Howell Jerome was an American politician. He served as the 18th Governor of Michigan -Early life:... (R) |
Moreau S. Crosby (R) | Jacob J. Van Riper Jacob J. Van Riper Jacob J. Van Riper was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Attorney General of the State of Michigan from 1881 to 1885. He later served as a probate judge in Berrien County, Michigan from 1893 to 1901. He also served on the University of Michigan Board of Regents from 1880 to 1886.... (R) |
30R, 2D | 86R, 14D | Omar D. Conger Omar D. Conger Omar Dwight Conger was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan.Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio in 1824... (R) |
9R | Garfield James Garfield James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garfield's accomplishments as President included a controversial resurgence of Presidential authority above Senatorial courtesy in executive... /Arthur (R) |
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| 1883 | Josiah Begole Josiah Begole Josiah Williams Begole was a U.S. Representative and the 19th Governor of Michigan.-Early life in New York:Begole was born in Groveland, New York. His ancestors were French Huguenots who emigrated to the United States in the last quarter of the 18th century to escape religious persecution and... (D) |
Harry A. Conant (R) | Edward H. Butler (R) | 19R, 13D | 62R, 38D | Thomas W. Palmer Thomas W. Palmer Thomas Witherell Palmer was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He is considered to be one of the most significant figures in the history of Detroit, Michigan.... (R) |
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| 1884 | Blaine/Logan John A. Logan John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President... (R) |
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| 1885 | Russell Alger (R) | Archibald Buttars (R) | Moses Taggart (R) | 18R, 14D | 52R, 48D | 4R, 7D | |||||
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| 1887 | Cyrus G. Luce Cyrus G. Luce Cyrus Gray Luce was the 21st Governor of the US state of Michigan.-Early life in Ohio and Indiana:Luce was born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio. His father, a veteran of the War of 1812 from Tolland, Connecticut, settled in the Connecticut Western Reserve after the war... (R) |
James H. MacDonald (R) | Gilbert R. Osmun (R) | George L. Maltz (R) | 22R, 10D | 63R, 37D | Francis B. Stockbridge Francis B. Stockbridge Francis Brown Stockbridge was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine and attended the common schools. He clerked at a wholesale house in Boston 1843-1847. He moved to Chicago and opened a lumber yard. He then moved to Saugatuck, Michigan in 1851 and engaged... (R) |
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| 1888 | Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... /Morton (R) |
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| 1889 | William Ball (R) | Stephen V. R. Trowbridge (R) | 24R, 8D | 70R, 30D | James McMillan (D) | 9R, 2D | |||||
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| 1891 | Edwin B. Winans (D) | John Strong John Strong (Michigan politician) John Strong, Jr. was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.- Early life and family :Strong, the son of John Strong Sr. , from Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England, was a first generation American born in a log cabin in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which is now part of Detroit. He received a... (D) |
Daniel E. Soper (D) | Adolphus A. Ellis (D) | Frederick Braastad (D) | 15R, 17D | 34R, 66D | 3R, 8D | |||
| 1892 | Robert R. Blacker (D) | Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... /Reid Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:... (R), 9 votes Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... /Stevenson (D), 5 votes) |
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| 1893 | John T. Rich (R) | J. Wight Giddings (R) | John W. Jochim (R) | Joseph F. Hambitzer (R) | 22R, 10D | 69R,31 D | 7R, 5D | ||||
| 1894 | Washington Gardner Washington Gardner Washington Gardner was a lawyer, minister, politician and Civil War veteran from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:... (R) |
James M. Wilkinson (R) | John Patton, Jr. John Patton, Jr. John Patton, Jr. was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.Patton, the son of John Patton and the brother of Charles Emory Patton, was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania... (R) |
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| 1895 | Alfred Milnes Alfred Milnes Alfred Milnes was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:Milnes was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His parents, Henry and Mary Ann Milnes joined the LDS Church and left England with their family in 1854. After a sixty day voyage from Liverpool, they arrived in New... (R) |
Fred A. Maynard (R) | 32R, 0D | 99R, 1D | Julius C. Burrows Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:... (R) |
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| 1896 | Joseph R. McLaughlin Joseph R. McLaughlin (Michigan politician) Joseph R. McLaughlin was an entrepreneur and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as Lieutenant Governor from 1895 to 1897.... (R) |
McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... /Hobart (R) |
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| 1897 | Hazen S. Pingree Hazen S. Pingree Hazen Stuart Pingree was a four-term Republican mayor of Detroit and the 24th Governor of the US state of Michigan .-Early life in Maine and Massachusetts:... (R) |
Thomas B. Dunstan (R) | George A. Steel George A. Steel George A. Steel was an American politician and businessman in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved to Oregon in 1862 where he became postmaster of Portland and helped build a railroad line among other business ventures... (R) |
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| 1899 | Orrin W. Robinson Orrin W. Robinson Orrin Williams Robinson was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He ran a successful logging operation in the Upper Peninsula and was elected to serve in both houses of the Michigan Legislature and two terms as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, from 1899 to... (R) |
Justus S. Stearns (R) | Horace M. Oren (R) | 27R, 5D | 92R, 8 D | 12R | |||||
| Year | Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | Treasurer State Treasurer of Michigan The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
| Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... |
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20th century – 1900 to 1949
| Year | |Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
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| Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | Treasurer State Treasurer of Michigan The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | ||
| 1900 | Hazen S. Pingree Hazen S. Pingree Hazen Stuart Pingree was a four-term Republican mayor of Detroit and the 24th Governor of the US state of Michigan .-Early life in Maine and Massachusetts:... (R) |
Orrin W. Robinson Orrin W. Robinson Orrin Williams Robinson was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He ran a successful logging operation in the Upper Peninsula and was elected to serve in both houses of the Michigan Legislature and two terms as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, from 1899 to... (R) |
Justus S. Stearns (R) | Horace M. Oren (R) | George A. Steel George A. Steel George A. Steel was an American politician and businessman in the state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved to Oregon in 1862 where he became postmaster of Portland and helped build a railroad line among other business ventures... |
27R, 5D | 92R, 8D | Julius C. Burrows Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:... (R) |
James McMillan (R) | 12 R | McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... /Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (R) |
| 1901 | Aaron T. Bliss Aaron T. Bliss Aaron Thomas Bliss was a U.S. Representative from and the 25th Governor of the US state of Michigan, and was from Saginaw-Early life in New York:... (R) |
Fred M. Warner Fred M. Warner Fred Maltby Warner was an American politician. He served as the 26th Governor of Michigan from 1905 to 1911.-Birth in England and early life in Michigan:... (R) |
Daniel M. McCoy (R) | 31R, 1D | 90R, 10D | 12 R | |||||
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| 1903 | Alexander Maitland (R) | Charles A. Blair Charles A. Blair Charles A. Blair was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1905 until 1912.Blair was born in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Austin Blair. He received a bachelors degree from the University of Michigan and then studied law at his father's law office. He passed the bar in 1878 and the... (R) |
31R, 1D | 100R | Russell A. Alger Russell A. Alger Russell Alexander Alger was the 20th Governor and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and also U.S. Secretary of War during the Presidential administration of William McKinley... (R) |
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| 1904 | Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... /Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R) |
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| 1905 | Fred M. Warner (R) | George A. Prescott (R) | John E. Bird John E. Bird John E. Bird was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1910-1928.Bird was born in Clayton, Michigan. Bird graduated from Adrian College. He was admitted to the bar and in 1894 was elected prosecuting attorney for Lenawee County. He served in this position until 1899.In 1905 Bird was... (R) |
Frank P. Glazier (R) | 32R | 95R, 5D | 12 R | ||||
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| 1907 | Patrick H. Kelley Patrick H. Kelley Patrick Henry Kelley was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district from 1915-1923.-Biography:... (R) |
32R | 95R, 5D | William A. Smith William Alden Smith William Alden Smith was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early career:Smith was born in Dowagiac, Michigan and attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Grand Rapids in 1872, where he attended school, sold popcorn, and was a newsboy and messenger boy... (R) |
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| 1908 | John T. Rich (R) | Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... /Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:... (R) |
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| 1909 | Frederick C. Martindale (R) | Albert Sleeper Albert Sleeper Albert Edson Sleeper was an American politician and served as the 29th Governor of Michigan from 1917 to 1921.-Early life in Vermont and Michigan:... (R) |
32R | 98R, 2D | 12 R | ||||||
| 1910 | Franz C. Kuhn Franz C. Kuhn Franz C. Kuhn was born in Detroit on February 8, 1872. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he began practicing law in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He was elected Macomb County prosecuting attorney in 1898. He also was a probate judge and became the Michigan Attorney General in 1910. In... (R) |
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| 1911 | Chase Osborn Chase Osborn Chase Salmon Osborn was an American politician, newspaper reporter and publisher, and explorer. He served as the 27th Governor of Michigan from 1911 to 1913.-Early life in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin:... (R) |
John Q. Ross (R) | 28R, 4D | 88R, 12D | Charles E. Townsend (R) | 10 R, 2 D | |||||
| 1912 | Roger I. Wykes (R) | Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... /Johnson Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:... (P) |
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| 1913 | Woodbridge Nathan Ferris Woodbridge Nathan Ferris Woodbridge Nathan Ferris was an educator from New York, Illinois and Michigan, as well as Democratic statesman and the 28th Governor of Michigan .-Early life in New York, Michigan and Illinois:... (D) |
Grant Fellows (R) | John W. Harrer | 27R, 5D | 65R, 35 | 10 R, 2 D, 2 P | |||||
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| 1915 | Luren Dickinson Luren Dickinson Luren Dudley Dickinson was an American politician. He served as the 37th Governor of Michigan from 1939 to 1940... (R) |
Coleman C. Vaughan (R) | 29R, 3D | 95R, 5D | 11 R, 2 D | ||||||
| 1916 | Hughes/Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R) |
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| 1917 | Albert Sleeper Albert Sleeper Albert Edson Sleeper was an American politician and served as the 29th Governor of Michigan from 1917 to 1921.-Early life in Vermont and Michigan:... (R) |
Alex Groesbeck Alex Groesbeck Alexander Joseph Groesbeck was an American politician who served as Attorney General and the 30th Governor of the State of Michigan.-Early life:... (R) |
Samuel Odell | 27R, 5D | 88R, 12F | 11 R, 2 D | |||||
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| 1919 | 32R | 98R, 2R | Truman H. Newberry (R) | 12 R, 1 D | |||||||
| 1920 | Frank E. Gorman (R) | Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... /Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... (R) |
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| 1921 | Alex Groesbeck (R) | Thomas Read (R) | Charles J. DeLand (R) | Merlin Wiley (R) | 32R | 100R | 13 R | ||||
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| 1923 | Andrew B. Dougherty (R) | 32R | 95R, 5D | Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) | James J. Couzens James J. Couzens James J. Couzens was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan, the Mayor of Detroit, an industrialist, and philanthropist.-Early life and career:... (R) |
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| 1924 | Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... /Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S... (R) |
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| 1925 | George W. Welsh (R) | Frank D. McKay | 32R | 100R | 13 R | ||||||
| 1926 | Clare Retan (R) | ||||||||||
| 1927 | Fred Green Fred Green -Military service and legal work:Green served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. He was a first lieutenant in the 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry and later was promoted to battalion adjutant. After the war, he returned to Ypsilanti as the city attorney, as well as attorney for the... (R) |
Luren Dickinson (R) | John S. Haggerty (R) | William W. Potter | 32R | 98R, 2D | 13 R | ||||
| 1928 | Wilber Marion Brucker Wilber Marion Brucker Wilber Marion Brucker was an American Republican politician. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he served as the 32nd Governor of Michigan from 1931 to 1933 and as the United States Secretary of the Army between July 21, 1955 and January 19, 1961.-Early life:Brucker was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son... (R) |
Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.-Early life and family:... (R) |
Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... /Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... (R) |
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| 1929 | 32R | 98R, 2D | 13 R | ||||||||
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| 1931 | Wilber Marion Brucker (R) | Frank Fitzgerald Frank Fitzgerald Frank Dwight Fitzgerald was an American politician. He was elected as the 34th and 36th Governor of Michigan and was the only Michigan governor to die in office.-Early life:... (R) |
Paul W. Voorhies (R) | Howard C. Lawrence Howard C. Lawrence Howard C. Lawrence was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.- Biography :Lawrence was born in Sebewa Township, Michigan in Ionia County, the son of Cyrus S. Lawrence and Margaret Lawrence. He resided in Ionia, Saginaw and Grand Rapids... (R) |
32R, 1D | 98R, 2D | 13 R | ||||
| 1932 | Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... /Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... (D) |
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| 1933 | William Comstock William Comstock William Alfred Comstock was an American politician as the 33rd Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:... (D) |
Allen E. Stebbins (D) | Patrick H. O’Brien (D) | Theodore I. Fry (D) | 15R 17D | 45R, 55D | 7 R, 10 D | ||||
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| 1935 | Frank Fitzgerald (R) | Thomas Read (R) | Orville E. Atwood (R) | Harry S. Toy (R) | 11R, 21D | 51R, 49D | 11 R, 6 D | ||||
| 1936 | David H. Crowley (R) | Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... /Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... (D) |
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| 1937 | Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S... (D) |
Leo J. Nowicki (D) | Leon D. Case Leon D. Case -Career:Case was twice a member of the Michigan Senate. First serving from 1913 to 1914, and, after unsuccessfully running in 1928, serving again from 1933 to 1936. In 1936, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan to run on the gubernatorial ticket with... (D) |
Raymond Wesley Starr Raymond Wesley Starr Raymond Wesley Starr was a United States federal judge.Born in Harbor Springs, Michigan, Starr received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1910... (D) |
15R, 17D | 40R, 60D | Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan.- Biography :... (D) |
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| 1939 | Frank Fitzgerald Frank Fitzgerald Frank Dwight Fitzgerald was an American politician. He was elected as the 34th and 36th Governor of Michigan and was the only Michigan governor to die in office.-Early life:... (R)| |
Luren Dickinson (R) | Harry Kelly Harry Kelly (politician) Harry Francis Kelly was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Michigan from 1943 to 1947.- Early life :... (R) |
Thomas Read (R) | Miller Dunckel (D) | 23R, 9D | 73R, 27D | 12 R, 5 D | |||
| Luren Dickinson (R) | Matilda Dodge Wilson Matilda Dodge Wilson Matilda Dodge Wilson , was born Matilda Rausch in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. She was the widow of John Francis Dodge who co-founded the Dodge motor car company in Detroit with his brother Horace Elgin Dodge. Wilson co-founded the Oakland campus of Michigan State University, now Oakland... (R) |
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| 1940 | Wilkie Wendell Willkie Wendell Lewis Willkie was a corporate lawyer in the United States and a dark horse who became the Republican Party nominee for the president in 1940. A member of the liberal wing of the GOP, he crusaded against those domestic policies of the New Deal that he thought were inefficient and... /McNary Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the Senate from 1917 to 1944, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. In the Senate, McNary helped to pass legislation that led to the construction of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and worked... (R) |
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| 1941 | Murray Van Wagoner Murray Van Wagoner Murray Delos Van Wagoner was an American politician. He served as the 38th Governor of Michigan from 1941 to 1942.-Early life:... (D) |
Frank Murphy (D) | Herbert J. Rushton (R) | Theodore I. Fry (D) | 22R, 10D | 68R, 32D | 11 R, 6 D | ||||
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| 1943 | Harry Kelly (R) | Eugene C. Keyes (R) | Herman H. Dignan (R) | D. Hale Brake (R) | 25R, 7D | 74R, 26D | Homer S. Ferguson Homer S. Ferguson Homer Samuel Ferguson was a United States Senator from Michigan. He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Harrison City, Pennsylvania to parents Samuel Ferguson and Margaret Bush Homer Samuel Ferguson (February 25, 1889 December 17, 1982) was a United States Senator from Michigan. He was born in... (R) |
12 R, 5 D | |||
| 1944 | Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... /Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... (D) |
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| 1945 | Vernon J. Brown (R) | John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers John R. Dethmers was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Dethmers was born in Plessis in O'Brien County, Iowa. He resided in Orange City, Iowa, Holland, Michigan, and East Lansing, Michigan. He enrolled at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, then went on to the University of Michigan Law... (R) |
24R, 8D | 66R, 34D | 11 R, 6 D | ||||||
| 1946 | Foss O. Eldred Foss O. Eldred Foss O. Eldred was Attorney General of Michigan in 1946 when he was appointed to fill out an unexpired term. He also held many other political offices.... (R) |
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| 1947 | Kim Sigler Kim Sigler Kimber Cornellus Sigler, commonly known as Kim Sigler, was an American politician. He served as the 40th Governor of Michigan from 1947 to 1949.-Early life:... (R) |
Eugene C. Keyes (R) | Fred M. Alger, Jr. (R) | Eugene F. Black Eugene F. Black Eugene F. Black was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1956 to 1972.Black studied law at both the Detroit College of Law and the University of Michigan Law School. He passed the bar in 1925. In 1945, Black was elected Michigan Attorney General as a Republican, but he did not seek... (R) |
28R, 4D | 95R, 5D | 14 R, 3 D | ||||
| 1948 | Dewey/Warren Earl Warren Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring... (R) |
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| 1949 | G. Mennen Williams G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams, , was a politician from the US state of Michigan. An heir to a personal grooming products fortune, he was known as "Soapy," and wore a trademark green bow tie with white polka dots.... (D) |
John W. Connolly (D) | Stephen John Roth Stephen John Roth Stephen John Roth was a United States federal judge.Roth received a Ph.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1931, and an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1935. He was in private practice in Flint, Michigan, 1935–37, 1939–41, 1943, 1945-48 from 1950 to 52... (D) |
23R, 9D | 61R, 39D | 13 R, 4 D | |||||
| Year | Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | Treasurer State Treasurer of Michigan The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
| Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... |
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20th century – 1950 to 1999
| Year | |Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
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| Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | Treasurer State Treasurer of Michigan The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | ||
| 1950 | G. Mennen Williams G. Mennen Williams Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams, , was a politician from the US state of Michigan. An heir to a personal grooming products fortune, he was known as "Soapy," and wore a trademark green bow tie with white polka dots.... (D) |
John W. Connolly (D) | Fred M. Alger, Jr. (R) | Stephen John Roth Stephen John Roth Stephen John Roth was a United States federal judge.Roth received a Ph.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1931, and an LL.B. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1935. He was in private practice in Flint, Michigan, 1935–37, 1939–41, 1943, 1945-48 from 1950 to 52... (D) |
D. Hale Brake (R) | 23R, 9D | 61R, 39D | Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur H. Vandenberg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.-Early life and family:... (R) |
Homer S. Ferguson Homer S. Ferguson Homer Samuel Ferguson was a United States Senator from Michigan. He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Harrison City, Pennsylvania to parents Samuel Ferguson and Margaret Bush Homer Samuel Ferguson (February 25, 1889 December 17, 1982) was a United States Senator from Michigan. He was born in... (R) |
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| 1951 | William C. Vandenberg (R) | Frank G. Millard (R) | 25R, 7D | 61R, 39D | Blair Moody Blair Moody Arthur Edson Blair Moody , known as Blair Moody, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life:... (D) |
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| 1952 | Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... /Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... (R) |
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| 1953 | Clarence A. Reid (R) | Owen Cleary Owen Cleary Owen Jenks Cleary was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Cleary was born in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan to Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Cleary, and was married to Marie DeWaele. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I... (R) |
24R, 8D | 66R, 34D | Charles E. Potter Charles E. Potter Charles Edward Potter was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early Life:... (R) |
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| 1955 | Philip A. Hart (D) | James M. Hare James M. Hare James M. Hare was the Michigan Secretary of State.-Biography:Hare was born James McNeil Hare on July 31, 1910 in Racine, Wisconsin. He passed away in 1980. Hare was a Unitarian.-Career:... (D) |
Thomas M. Kavanagh Thomas M. Kavanagh Thomas Matthew Kavanagh was an American politician. Born near Carson City, Michigan he served as the 48th Michigan Attorney General from 1955 to 1957. Thomas Kavanagh went on to serve as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1958 to 1975 which included eight years as Chief Justice from... (D) |
Sanford A. Brown | 23R, 11D | 59R, 51D | Patrick V. McNamara Patrick V. McNamara Patrick Vincent McNamara was a Democratic United States Senator from the state of Michigan.McNamara was born in North Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the public schools in nearby Weymouth and the Fore River Apprentice School in Quincy. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1921, and became active... (D) |
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| 1956 | Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... /Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... (R) |
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| 1957 | 23R, 11D | 61R, 49D | 12 R, 6 D | ||||||||
| 1958 | Paul L. Adams Paul L. Adams Paul L. Adams was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1962 and also from 1964-1972.Adams was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He received a bachelor's, master's and a law degree all from the University of Michigan. He was mayor of Sault Ste... (D) |
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| 1959 | John Swainson John Swainson John Burley Swainson was a politician from the US state of Michigan, as well as the 42nd Governor of Michigan.... (D) |
12R, 22D | 55R, 55D | Phil Hart (D) | 11 R, 7 D | ||||||
| 1960 | Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... /Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... (D) |
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| 1961 | John Swainson (D) | T. John Lesinski T. John Lesinski Thaddeus John "T. John" Lesinski, , was politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:Lesinski was born in Detroit, Michigan and lived in Detroit and Grosse Pointe Shores... (D) |
22R, 12D | 56R, 54D | 11 R, 7 D | ||||||
| 1962 | Frank J. Kelley Frank J. Kelley Frank J. Kelley , was the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1998, made him both the youngest and oldest Attorney General in the state's history, and led to his nickname as the "Eternal General". He is the longest serving state attorney... (D) |
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| 1963 | George W. Romney George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and CEO of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973... (R) |
23R, 11D | 58R, 52D | 11 R, 8 D | |||||||
| 1964 | Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... /Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (D) |
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| 1965 | William Milliken William Milliken William Grawn Milliken , is an American politician and served as the 44th Governor of Michigan from January 1969 to January 1983.-Biography:... (R) |
Appointed Position | 15R, 23D | 37R, 73D | 7 R, 12 D | ||||||
| 1966 | Robert P. Griffin Robert P. Griffin Robert Paul Griffin was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.... (R) |
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| 1967 | 20R, 18D | 56R, 54D | 12 R, 7 D | ||||||||
| 1968 | Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... /Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... (R) |
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| 1969 | William Milliken (R) | vacant | 20R, 18D | 53R, 57D | 12 R, 7 D | ||||||
| 1970 | Thomas F. Schweigert (R) | ||||||||||
| 1971 | James H. Brickley James H. Brickley James H. Brickley was the 54th and 56th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1982-1999.-Biography:Brickley was born in Flint, Michigan... (R) |
Richard H. Austin Richard H. Austin Richard H. Austin was the first African American to hold a state-wide elected position in Michigan. Austin served as the Michigan Secretary of State.... (D) |
19R, 19D | 52R, 58D | 12 R, 7 D | ||||||
| 1972 | Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... /Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... (R) |
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| 1973 | 19R, 19D | 50R, 60D | 12 R, 7 D | ||||||||
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| 1975 | James Damman James Damman James Damman was an American, Republican politician from Michigan.Born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, Damman served on the Troy, Michigan city commission and served in the Michigan House of Representatives for two terms, and then Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1975-1979. He also worked for his... (R) |
14R, 24D | 44R, 66D | 7 R, 12 D | |||||||
| 1976 | Ford Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974... /Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996... (R) |
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| 1977 | 14R, 24D | 42R, 68D | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. is an American politician from Michigan, who served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator.-Early life:... (D) |
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| 1979 | James H. Brickley (R) | 14R, 24D | 40R, 70D | Carl Levin Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin is a Jewish-American United States Senator from Michigan, serving since 1979. He is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... (D) |
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| 1980 | Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... /Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... (R) |
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| 1981 | 14R, 24D | 46R, 64D | 7 R, 12 D | ||||||||
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| 1983 | James Blanchard James Blanchard James Johnston "Jim" Blanchard is a politician from the US state of Michigan. A Democrat, Blanchard has served in the United States House of Representatives, as the 45th Governor of Michigan, and as United States Ambassador to Canada.... (D) |
Martha Griffiths Martha Griffiths Martha Wright Griffiths was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means and the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as... (D) |
18R, 20D | 47R, 63D | 6 R, 12 D | ||||||
| 1984 | Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... /Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... (R) |
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| 1985 | 20R, 18D | 53R, 57D | 7 R, 11 D | ||||||||
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| 1987 | 20R, 18D | 46R, 64D | 7 R, 11 D | ||||||||
| 1988 | Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... /Quayle Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana.... (R) |
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| 1989 | 20R, 18D | 49R, 61D | 7 R, 11 D | ||||||||
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| 1991 | John Engler John Engler John Mathias Engler is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003.... (R) |
Connie Binsfeld Connie Binsfeld Connie Berube Binsfeld is a retired Republican politician from the U.S. State of Michigan.-Biography:... (R) |
20R, 18D | 49R, 61D | 7 R, 11 D | ||||||
| 1992 | Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... /Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D) |
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| 1993 | 22R, 16D | R55, D55 | 6 R, 10 D | ||||||||
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| 1995 | Candice Miller Candice Miller Candice S. Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes Michigan's Huron, Macomb, and Sanilac counties, plus portions of Lapeer and Oakland counties.... (R) |
22R, 16D | 56R, 53D | Spencer Abraham Spencer Abraham Edmund Spencer Abraham is a former United States Senator from Michigan. He served as the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society.... (R) |
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| 1996 | Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... /Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D) |
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| 1997 | 22R, 16D | 52R, 58D | 6 R, 10 D | ||||||||
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| 1999 | Dick Posthumus Dick Posthumus Richard Posthumus is an American farmer, businessman, and politician. He was the 59th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and majority leader of the Michigan Senate. In 2002, he was the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan.... (R) |
Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, educator, and author who served as Attorney General and 47th Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor... (D) |
23R, 15D | 58R, 52D | 6 R, 10 D | ||||||
| Year | Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | Treasurer State Treasurer of Michigan The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
| Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... |
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| Year | |Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
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| Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | ||
| 2000 | John Engler John Engler John Mathias Engler is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003.... (R) |
Dick Posthumus Dick Posthumus Richard Posthumus is an American farmer, businessman, and politician. He was the 59th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and majority leader of the Michigan Senate. In 2002, he was the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan.... (R) |
Candice Miller Candice Miller Candice S. Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party.The district includes Michigan's Huron, Macomb, and Sanilac counties, plus portions of Lapeer and Oakland counties.... (R) |
Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, educator, and author who served as Attorney General and 47th Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor... (D) |
23R, 15D | 58R, 52D | Spencer Abraham (R) | Carl Levin Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin is a Jewish-American United States Senator from Michigan, serving since 1979. He is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... (D) |
10D, 6R | Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... /Lieberman Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,... (D) |
| 2001 | 22R, 14D | 57R, 52D | Debbie Stabenow Debbie Stabenow Deborah Ann Greer "Debbie" Stabenow is the junior United States Senator from Michigan and a member of the Democratic Party. Before her election to the U.S. Senate, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2001... (D) |
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| 2003 | Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician, educator, and author who served as Attorney General and 47th Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor... (D) |
John D. Cherry John D. Cherry John D. Cherry was the 60th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. Cherry served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, and was the immediate past chair of the international Great Lakes Commission .Cherry was an announced... (D) |
Terri Lynn Land Terri Lynn Land Terri Lynn Land was the 41st secretary of the State of Michigan. Land graduated from Grandville High School, and later received a bachelor of arts in political science from Hope College in Holland, Michigan... (R) |
Mike Cox Mike Cox Mike Cox was Michigan's 52nd Attorney General; the first Republican to hold that office since 1955. Cox took office in 2003 and won re-election in 2006. Michigan Governor Jennifer M... (R) |
22R, 16D | 62R, 48D | 9R, 6D | |||
| 2004 | Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... /Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... (D) |
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| 2008 | Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... /Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama... (D) |
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| 2009 | 22R, 16D | 67D, 43R | 8D, 7R | |||||||
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| 2011 | Rick Snyder (R) | Brian Calley Brian Calley Brian Calley , an American politician from the Republican Party is the 61st and current Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan... (R) |
Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson is the current Secretary of State of Michigan. She is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and the 2006 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor as the running mate of Dick DeVos.... (R) |
Bill Schuette Bill Schuette William Duncan "Bill" Schuette is an American Republican politician and the current Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life:... (R) |
26R, 12D | 63R, 47D | 9R, 6D | |||
| Year | Governor | Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state... | Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State The Secretary of State is the third-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. As the name implies, the officeholder was originally responsible for much of state government, but now the duties are similar to those of the other 47 secretaries of states... | Attorney General Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan and one of four great offices of state. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, members of the Senate and... | State Senate Michigan Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members, who are elected from constituencies having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents.... | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Representatives | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
| Executive offices | |State Legislature Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Michigan This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Michigan Territory:-Members from Michigan:-Notes:... |
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