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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 11, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents & Other Parties): July 15, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins for Primary): July 23, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 22, 2010
State Primary: August 3, 2010

This page was last updated on June 25, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Jennifer Granholm (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
John Cherry (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Senate Minority Leader & Ex-State Rep.
Andy Dillon (D) - State House Speaker, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Kate Ebli (D) - State Representative & Businesswoman
Robert Ficano (D) - Wayne County Executive, Ex-Wayne County Sheriff & Attorney
John Freeman (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Community Organizer
Dan Kildee (D) - Genesee County Treasurer, Ex-Genesee County Commissioner & Ex-Flint School Board Member
George Perles (D) - Michigan State University Trustee, Retired MSU Football Coach & Army Veteran
Alma Wheeler Smith (D) - State Rep., Ex-State Sen., Ex-Washtenaw County Commissioner & '02 Candidate
Gretchen Whitmer (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Don Williamson (D) - Ex-Flint Mayor & Businessman
Mike Bouchard (R) - Oakland County Sheriff, Ex-State Sen Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep & '06 US Sen. Nominee
Dave Brandon (R) - Domino's Pizza Corp. CEO & Ex-University of Michigan Regent
Mike Cox (R) - Attorney General, Ex-Wayne County Deputy Prosecutor & USMC Veteran
Tom George (R) - State Sen., Ex-Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Physician
Peter Hoekstra (R) - Congressman & Ex-Manufacturing Executive
Wayne Kuipers (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Candice Miller (R) - Congresswoman, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-Macomb County Treasurer
Joe Schwarz (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Senate President Pro Tempore, Surgeon & '02 Candidate
Rick Snyder (R) - Venture Capitalist

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ John Cherry (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Terri Lynn Land (R)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Cameron Brown (R) - State Sen. & Ex-St. Joseph County Commissioner
Judy Emmons (R) - Ex-State Rep.
Ruth Johnson (R) - Oakland County Clerk, Ex-State Rep. & Businesswoman
Michelle McManus (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '98 US Rep. Nominee
Anne Norlander (R) - Calhoun County Clerk & Ex-Calhoun County Commissioner
Kathy Angerer (D) - State House Majority Leader & Ex-Dundee Community Schools Communications Director
Jocelyn Benson (D) - Law School Professor & Attorney
Janice Winfrey (D) - Detroit City Clerk

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Mike Cox (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Mike Bishop (R) - State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Bruce Patterson (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Wayne County Commissioner & Attorney
Bill Schuette (R) - Ex-State Appeals Court Judge, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen. & '90 US Sen. Nominee
Gretchen Whitmer (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney

U.S. SENATOR:

Carl Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Debbie Stabenow (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bart Stupak (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
[ Pete Hoekstra (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Bill Huizenga (R) - Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Wayne Kuipers (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Jay Riemersma (R) - Ex-Pro Football Player & Religious Right Activist
Bob Wood (D) - Teacher & Author

District 3:
Vern Ehlers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Dave Camp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Renner (D) - Missaukee County Commissioner & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 5:
Dale Kildee (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Fred Upton (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Mark Schauer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Walberg (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Rep. & Minister

District 8:
Mike Rogers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Gary Peters (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Welday (R) - Public Relations Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide

District 10:
Candice Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Thad McCotter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Glenn Anderson (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Westland City Councilman, Realtor & Ex-Auto Worker
Natalie Mosher (D) - Retired Teacher & Ex-Non-Profit Group Executive

District 12:
Sander Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mickey Switalski (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Macomb County Commissioner & Ex-Roseville City Councilman
Jason McClanahan (R) - Auto Worker & Community Activist
Les Townsend (R) - Gun Rights Activist & '06/'08 US Taxpayers Party Nominee

District 13:
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 14:
John Conyers Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
John Dingell (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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:

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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