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DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Major Parties): May 13, 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 17, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins for Primary): July 25, 2008
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): August 5, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 24, 2008
State Primary: August 5, 2008
This
page was last updated on July 1, 2007

STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
Jennifer
Granholm (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Dennis
Archer (D) - Ex-Detroit Mayor
John Cherry (D) -
Lt. Governor
Don Williamson (D)
- Flint Mayor & Businessman
Mike
Bouchard (R) - Oakland County Sheriff, Ex-State Senate Majority
Leader & '06 US Senate Nominee
Mike Cox (R) - Attorney
General
Dick DeVos (R)
- Businessman & '06 Nominee
Peter Hoekstra (R)
- Congressman
Wayne
Kuipers (R) - State Sen.
Terri Lynn Land (R)
- Secretary of State
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
John
Cherry (D)*
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
[
Terri Lynn Land (R)*
- Term Limited in 2010. ]
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Mike
Cox (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
MICHIGAN
STATE LEGISLATURE:
State
House - ( Republican
Caucus - Democratic Caucus
)
State Senate -
( Republican Caucus
- Democratic Caucus )
U.S.
SENATOR:
Carl
Levin (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jack Hoogendyk (R)
- State Rep., Ex-Kalamazoo County Commissioner & Pro-Life
Activist
Mike Nikitin (US Taxpayers)
Scotty Boman (Libertarian)
- Community College Instructor & Frequent Candidate

Debbie Stabenow (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
- Next Election in 2012.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Bart Stupak (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Tom Casperson (R) - State
Rep.
Linda Goldthorpe
(R) - Attorney & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Don Hooper (R) - Retired
Businessman, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Joshua Warren (US Taxpayers) - '06 Nominee
Dan Grow (Libertarian) - Attorney & Libertarian Activist
Jean Treacy (Socialist)
- University Instructor
District
2:
Pete Hoekstra (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Fred Johnson
(D) - College Professor & USMC Veteran
Ron Graeser (US Taxpayers) - Medical Examiner, Army Veteran &
Frequent Candidate
Dan Johnson (Libertarian)
District
3:
Vern Ehlers (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Henry Sanchez (D) - Retired Communications Worker & Frequent
Candidate
Erwin Haas (Libertarian) - Physician, Vietnam War Veteran &
Frequent Candidate

District
4:
Dave Camp (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Andrew Concannon
(D) - Attorney
John Emerick (US Taxpayers) - Frequent Candidate
Allitta Hren (Libertarian) - '06 Nominee
District
5:
Dale Kildee (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Matt Sawicki (R)
- Teacher
Leonard Schwartz (Libertarian)
- Attorney, Economist & '06 US Sen. Nominee
District
6:
Fred Upton (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Don Cooney (D)
- Kalamazoo City Commissioner
Greg Merle (Libertarian)
District
7:
Tim
Walberg (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Sharon Renier (D) - Paralegal,
Organic Farmer & Frequent Candidate
Mark Schauer (D) - State
Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Human Services
Official
Ken Proctor (Libertarian)
- Auto Worker, Vietnam War Veteran & Frequent Candidate
District
8:
Mike Rogers (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Bob Alexander (D)
- Retired State Health Official, Peace Corps Veteran, Democratic
Activist & Frequent Candidate
George Zimmer (US Taxpayers)
Aaron Stuttman
(Green) - Massage Therapist, Home Improvement Contractor &
'06 Nominee
Will Tyler White (Libertarian)
- Businessman, Musical Instrument Maker & '04 Nominee

District
9:
Joe
Knollenberg (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Gary Peters (D)
- Ex-State Lottery Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & '02 Attorney
General Nominee
Adam Goodman (Libertarian) - '06 Nominee
Jack Kevorkian
(Independent) - Ex-Physician, Medical Assisted Suicide Activist
& Felon
District
10:
Candice Miller (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Robert Denison
(D) - Labor Union Organizer, Democratic Activist & '06
Nominee
Neil Stephenson (Libertarian)
District
11:
Thad McCotter (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Ed Kriewall (D)
- Real Estate Developer & Ex-Novi City Manager
Joseph Larkin (D) -
Attorney
John Tatar (Libertarian) - '06 Nominee
Ted McAvoy (independent)
- Ron Paul Campaign Activist & Army Veteran
District
12:
Sander
Levin (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Bert Copple (R) - Pastor,
Home Health Care Executive & Army Veteran
Les Townsend (US Taxpayers)
- Gun Rights Activist & '06 Nominee
John Vico (Libertarian)

District
13:
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Martha Scott (D) -
State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Highland Park Mayor & Ex-Wayne
County Commissioner
Mary Waters (D) - Ex-State Rep.
Edward Gubics (R)
Greg Creswell (Libertarian)
- Hospital Employee & Frequent Candidate
District
14:
John Conyers Jr. (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Rick Secula (Libertarian)
District
15:
John Dingell (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
John Lynch (R)
James Wagner
Greg Stempfle (Libertarian)
- Wayne County LP Chair & Frequent Candidate

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution
Party of Michigan / USTP of Michigan
Michigan Democratic Party
Green Party of Michigan
Independence Party of Michigan
Libertarian Party of Michigan
Michigan Republican Party
Socialist Party of Michigan
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary of State's Office

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Albion
Recorder
Alpena
News
Ann Arbor News
Battle Creek Enquirer
Bay City Times
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News - (Politics
Section)
Dundee Independent
Flint Journal
Gongwer News Service Michigan
Report
Grand Rapids Press
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Kalamazoo Gazette
Lenawee Daily Telegram
Livingston County Press / Brighton
Argus
Macomb Daily
MichCourts.net (Judicial
Candidates)
Michigan Government Television
(MGTV)
MLive.com
Michigan Liberal
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Votes
Midland Daily News
Monroe Evening News
Muskegon Chronicle
Observer & Eccentric
(Wayne/Oakland Counties)
Saginaw News
Southgate News-Herald
WDIV TV-4 (NBC - Detroit)
WJBK TV-2 (FOX - Detroit)
WLNS TV-6 (CBS - Lansing)
WLUC TV-6 (NBC - Marquette)
WNEM TV-5 (CBS - Flint / Saginaw
/ Midland / Bay City)
WOOD TV-8 (NBC - Grand Rapids)
WOOD NewsRadio 1300 AM (Grand
Rapids)
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