38 seats in the Michigan Senate 20 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Arlan Meekhof (term-limited)
Jim Ananich
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 14, 2015
January 14, 2015
Leader's seat
30th District
27th District
Last election
26
12
Seats before
27
11
Seats after
22
16
Seat change
5
5
Popular vote
1,973,098
2,064,029
Percentage
48.04%
50.25%
Swing
3.18%
2.23%
Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold
Majority Leader before election
Arlan Meekhof
Republican
Elected Majority Leader
Mike Shirkey
Republican
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The Michigan Senate elections of 2018 took place on November 6, 2018,[1] alongside elections to be Michigan's governor, Class I United States Senator, Attorney General, Secretary of State as well elections for Michigan's 14 seats in the United States House of Representatives and all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives; to elect the 38 members that will comprise the Michigan Senate. The Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018.[1] The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Green Party and Natural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions.[2]
^ abRuth Johnson, Secretary of State. "MICHIGAN ELECTION DATES" (PDF). Michigan Department of State.
^Ruth Johnson, Secretary of State. "STATE OF MICHIGAN POLITICAL PARTY STATUS" (PDF). Michigan Department of State.
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