With 99.84% of precincts reporting:
GOVERNOR
Republican-- Rick Snyder, 1,599,525
Democrat-- Mark Schauer, 1,473,894
Libertarian-- Mary Buzuma, 35,570
U.S. Taxpayers-- MarkMcFarlin, 19,255
Green Party-- Paul Homeniuk, 14,855
SECRETARY OF STATE
Republican-- Ruth Johnson, 1,640,545
Democrat--Godfrey Dillard, 1,318,148
Libertarian-- James Lewis, 60,874
U.S. Taxpayers--Robert Gale, 34,261
Natural Law-- Jason Robert Gatties, 13,108
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Republican--Bill Schuette, 1,595,080
Democrat--Mark Totten, 1,355,412
Libertarian-- Justin Altman, 57,113
U.S. Taxpayers--Gerald Van Sickle, 30,627
Green Party-- John Anthony LaPietra, 25,628
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT – Two seats
Bill Murphy, 634,472
James Redford, 929,807
Justice Brian Zahra, 1,443,227
Richard Bernstein, 1,296,992
Doug Dern, 204,909
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT – Partial term ending 1/1/17
Deborah Thomas, 703,812
Justice David Viviano, 1,514,245
Kerry Morgan, 236,035
BALLOT PROPOSALS
A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 520 OF 2012, ESTABLISHING A HUNTING SEASON FOR WOLVES AND AUTHORIZING ANNUAL WOLF HUNTING SEASONS
Public Act 520 of 2012 would:
• Designate wolf as game for hunting purposes and authorize the first wolf hunting season.
• Allow the Natural Resources Commission to schedule annual wolf hunting seasons.
• Provide criminal penalties for the unlawful possession or taking of wolves, but shield a person who lawfully captures or destroys a wolf from prosecution.
• Require a person who wishes to hunt wolves to obtain a wolf hunting license.
• Create a Wolf Management Advisory Council for the purpose of making nonbinding recommendations to the legislature regarding the proper management of wolves.
Yes-- 1,311,286
No-- 1,599,400
A REFERENDUM OF PUBLIC ACT 21 OF 2013, GRANTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION THE POWER TO DESIGNATE WOLVES AND CERTAIN OTHER ANIMALS AS GAME WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Public Act 21 of 2013 would:
• Allow the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to designate certain animals as game for hunting purposes and establish the first hunting season for game animals without legislative action.
• Continue the NRC’s designation of wolves as game and allow the NRC to set a wolf hunting season
• Grant the Legislature sole authority to remove a species from the list of designated game animals.
• Eliminate the $1.00 hunting and fishing licensing fee for members of the military, whether stationed inside or outside of Michigan, subject to any lottery.
• Give the NRC sole authority to regulate fishing.
Yes-- 1,045,891
No-- 1,848,186