Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

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110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,048,574 (41.89%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader James "Jase" Bolger Richard Hammel Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 63rd District (Marshall) 48th District Seats before 42 65 Seats after 63 47 Seat change 21 18 Popular vote 1,646,704 1,401,870 Percentage 54.02% 45.98%
Speaker before election Andy Dillon Democratic Elected Speaker Jase Bolger Republican

Andy Dillon
Democratic

Jase Bolger
Republican

The 2010 elections for the Michigan House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with partisan primary elections held August 3, 2010 to determine the party's nominees.

Due to term limit provisions in Michigan's Constitution, 54 candidates were unable to seek re-election to the House, resulting in the largest turnover in the lower chamber since the adoption of term limits in 1992.

On September 9, 2011, State Representative Tim Melton resigned to accept a position in the organization StudentsFirst, founded by Michelle Rhee. The by-election to fill the vacancy in the seat was held February 28, 2012, and was won by Tim Greimel, the current House minority leader.

On November 8, 2011, State Representative Paul Scott was recalled. The by-election to fill the vacancy in the seat was held February 28, 2012, and was won by Joe Graves.

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