The Michigan Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office with 53.53% of the vote.
Republican convention Candidates Declared Ruth Johnson, incumbent Secretary of State
Democratic convention Candidates Declared Godfrey Dillard, attorney and candidate for Michigan's 15th congressional district in 1996
Minor parties Taxpayers Party Robert Gale, perennial candidate
Natural Law Party Jason Gatties, nominee for Michigan's 6th congressional district in 2012
Libertarian Party Jamie Lewis, nominee for the State Senate in 2006 and 2010
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RuthJohnson (R) GodfreyDillard (D) Other UndecidedMitchell ResearchMitchell Research November 2, 2014 1,224 ± 2.8% 47% 40% 5% 8%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 1–2, 2014 914 ± 3.2% 46% 38% 6%Robert Gale (TP) 1%, Jason Gatties (NL) 1%, Jamie Lewis (L) 4% 9%EPIC-MRAEPIC-MRA October 26–28, 2014 600 ± 4% 41% 37% 3% 19%Glengariff GroupGlengariff Group October 22–24, 2014 600 ± 4% 41% 32.5% 4.3% 22.1%EPIC-MRAEPIC-MRA October 17–19, 2014 600 ± 4% 42% 33% 3% 21%Glengariff GroupGlengariff Group October 2–4, 2014 600 ± 4% 38.7% 31.8% 5.2%Robert Gale (TP) 1%, Jason Gatties (NL) 2%, Jamie Lewis (L) 2.2% 24.3%Mitchell ResearchMitchell Research September 29, 2014 1,178 ± 2.86% 41% 37% 22%EPIC-MRAEPIC-MRA September 25–29, 2014 600 ± 4% 40% 30% 10% 20%Target-InsyghtTarget-Insyght September 22–24, 2014 616 ± 4% 39% 38% 5% 18%Denno ResearchDenno Research September 11–13, 2014 600 ± 4% 36.3% 32.7% — 31%Suffolk September 6–10, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 36.2% 39.8% 3.6%Robert Gale (TP) 1.2%, Jason Gatties (NL) 0.2%, Jamie Lewis (L) 2.2% 20.6%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 4–7, 2014 687 ± 3.7% 39% 36% 7%Robert Gale (TP) 2%, Jason Gatties (NL) 2%, Jamie Lewis (L) 3% 18%Glengariff GroupGlengariff Group September 3–5, 2014 600 ± 4% 39.9% 33.5% 0.8% 25.8%
Results
By congressional district Johnson won ten of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. District Johnson Dillard Representative1st 58% 38%Dan Benishek2nd64%32%Bill Huizenga3rd 62% 34%Justin Amash4th59%36%Dave Camp (113th Congress)John Moolenaar (114th Congress)5th 43% 53%Dan Kildee 6th 58% 37%Fred Upton7th 59% 37%Tim Walberg8th62%35%Mike Rogers (113th Congress)Mike Bishop (114th Congress)9th 53% 44%Sander Levin 10th 64% 32%Candice Miller11th65%32%Kerry Bentivolio (113th Congress)Dave Trott (114th Congress)12th43%54%John Dingell (113th Congress)Debbie Dingell (114th Congress)13th 21% 77%John Conyers14th27%71%Gary Peters (113th Congress)Brenda Lawrence (114th Congress)
References
External links Official campaign websites Ruth Johnson for Secretary of State Godfrey Dillard for Secretary of State (archived)