Michigan Senate elections, 2010

Michigan Senate elections, 2010

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38 seats in the Michigan Senate 20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,093,719 (42.51%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Randy Richardville Gretchen Whitmer Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 9, 2010 2011 Leader's seat 17th—Monroe 23rd—East Lansing Seats before 22 16 Seats after 26 12 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 1,688,851 1,404,868 Percentage 54.59% 45.41%
Majority Leader before election Michael D. Bishop Republican Majority Leader Randy Richardville Republican

Michael D. Bishop
Republican

Randy Richardville
Republican

The 2010 Michigan Senate elections were held on November 2 of that year, with partisan primaries to determine each party's nominees on August 3. The election was the last contested under constituency boundaries drawn as a result of the 2000 U.S. Census, and members served in the 96th and 97th Legislatures.

State Senators are only allowed to serve two four-year terms, a maximum of eight years. The following Senators were not eligible to run for a new term in 2010:

State Senator John Gleason resigned his seat to accept election as the Genesee County Clerk. This triggered a by-election, which was held May 7, 2013. Jim Ananich won the special election with 75.27% of the vote.

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