Search results
Register to vote. Find your polling place. View sample ballot. Check or update registration. Request and track absentee ballot. Locate your clerk. Michigan.gov/Vote. Elections in Michigan/Campaign Finance.
- Election Administrator Information
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) online service for...
- Campaign Finance Disclosure
Campaign finance disclosure, including how to search...
- How to Vote in Michigan
Go to Titles Title and registration requirements; special...
- Voter Information
Registering to vote and obtaining an absentee voter ballot....
- Be a Poll Worker
Michigan needs more election inspectors (i.e. poll workers )...
- State Candidates & Proposals
This page lists those candidates who have filed for upcoming...
- Election results and data
Using the following table, search for election results,...
- Election Administrator Information
Nov 8, 2022 · Michigan Secretary of State Election Results. Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic secretary of state, has confronted repeated harassment from far-right election deniers. She faces a Republican...
News about election officials, Arizona, threats
News about Brad Raffensperger, students, Adrian Fontes
Also in the news
Nov 9, 2022 · Democrat Jocelyn Benson, who faced death threats after overseeing the 2020 election, has been reelected secretary of state of Michigan, according to a race call by The Associated Press....
- Miles Parks
The 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Democrat Jocelyn Benson decisively won reelection to a second term, defeating far-right Republican Kristina Karamo by a 14 percentage point margin.
- Candidate Comparison
- Election Competitiveness
- Analysis and Commentary
- Election Spending
- Past Elections
- Election Analysis
- State Profile
- External Links
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff compiled a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. For more on how we select candidates to include, click here.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Campaign advertisements
This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.
Polls
1. 1.1. See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls We provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. No polls were available for this election. To notify us of polls published in this election, please email us.
Karamo v. Winfrey lawsuit about Detroit elections
On October 28, 2022, Karamo filed a lawsuit against the City of Detroit Board of Election Inspectors and Detroit City clerk challenging the method by which absentee ballots were “administered, returned and counted in the city. Specifically, the plaintiffs argue that absentee ballots should only be requested in person at an election clerk’s office, as opposed to online or by mail. They further argue that the individual requesting and casting an absentee ballot must verify their identity in per...
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from candidates submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State’s office in this election. It does not include information on spending by satellite groups. Click here to access the reports.
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state. 1. Presidential elections- Information about presidential elections in the state. 2. Statewide elections- Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state. 3. State partisanship- The partisan makeup of the sta...
Presidential voting pattern
1. See also: Presidential voting trends in Michigan Michigan voted for the Democratic candidatein five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Using the following table, search for election results, reports, statistics and data by year, results/data type or report type using the search bar and columns. Historical election data is available through the State of Michigan Archives. Local election data can be found at the respective county website. Local election results and info.
Nov 9, 2022 · By Zach Montellaro. 11/09/2022 09:59 AM EST. Democrat Jocelyn Benson won reelection as Michigan’s secretary of state, beating back a challenge from a candidate endorsed by former...
