This is a list of elections in the US state of

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in 2020. The office of the

Michigan Secretary of State The Michigan Department of State is administered by the Secretary of State, who is elected on a partisan ballot for a term of four years in gubernatorial elections. The Secretary of State is the third-highest official in the State of Michigan. A ...

oversees the election process, including

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and

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. To vote by mail, registered Michigan voters must request a ballot by October 30, 2020. As of early October some 2,760,076 voters have requested mail ballots.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Nominees for the presidential election include

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, Joe Biden, and

Jo Jorgensen Jo Jorgensen (born May 1, 1957) is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which she finished third in the popular vot ...

United States Senate

Gary Peters Gary Charles Peters Sr. (born December 1, 1958) is an American lawyer, politician, and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Michigan since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representat ...

(incumbent, D) is running against John James (R), in addition to Marcia Squier (G), Doug Dern (Natural Law Party) and Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan).

United States House of Representatives

Michigan voters will elect 14 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the general election from each of the 14 congressional districts.

State offices

State executive offices

There are 8 state executive offices open for election in Michigan's general election, including State Board of Education (2 seats), University of Michigan Board of Regents (2 seats), Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2 seats), and Wayne State University Board of Governors (2 seats).

State House of Representatives

There are 110 seats in Michigan's House that are up for election in the general election. The

Michigan Republican Party The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan, sometimes referred to as MIGOP. Ronald Weiser was elected chairman in 2021. Ronna Romney McDaniel was the chairwoman of the party, having been e ...

retained control of the chamber.

Supreme Court

2 of 7 seats on the

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the st ...

are up for election and one is open after an incumbent retired. Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack is running for reelection. Each voter may select up to two candidates in the state Supreme Court general election; the top two vote-getters win the seats.

Candidates

*Susan Hubbard (Green), judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan *Mary Kelly (Republican), St. Clair County prosecutor *

Bridget Mary McCormack Bridget Mary McCormack (born July 23, 1966) is an American lawyer, professor, and judge. She served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 2013 to 2022, first as an associate justice, and as chief justice from 2019 to 2022. Previously she was a profe ...

(Democratic), incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan *Kerry Lee Morgan (Libertarian), private practice attorney *Katie Nepton (Libertarian), attorney *Brock Swartzle (Republican), incumbent Judge of the

Michigan Court of Appeals The Michigan Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court of the state of Michigan. It was created by the Michigan Constitution of 1963, and commenced operations in 1965. Its opinions are reported both in an official publication of t ...

for the 4th District *

Elizabeth Welch Elisabeth Margaret Welch (February 27, 1904July 15, 2003) was an American singer, actress, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades. Her best-known songs were " Stormy Weather", " Love for Sale" and "Far Away in Shanty Town". She was ...

(Democratic), employment lawyer

Polling

Results

Ballot measures

There were two statewide legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot for the general election: * Proposal 1, Use of State and Local Park Funds Amendment: Revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent * Proposal 2, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment: Requires search warrant to access a person's electronic data

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * * * * . (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges) * . ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state") {{2020 United States elections Michigan elections by year