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Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018
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Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Rick Snyder
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The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2018 will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties will choose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018. The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Green Party and Natural Law Party will choose their nominees at state party conventions.

Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder is term-limited and is prohibited by the Michigan Constitution from seeking a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Bill Schuette
U.S. President
U.S. Vice President
Governor
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Local officials
Patrick Colbeck
U.S. Senators
  • Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas
State officials
Media Personalities
Businessmen
  • Bob Lutz, Former General Motors Vice-Chairman and ex-Chrysler President
Other
  • Jack R. Lousma, former NASA astronaut and retired USMC colonel
  • Mark Gurley, co-director of the Michigan Oak Initiative and as the Grassroots vice-chair for the MIGOP
  • Dawn Dodge, Speakers Bureau Director for the Republican Women's Federation of Michigan
  • Wes Nakagiri, Michigan Tea Party Leader, One of the 17 Republican At-Large Delegates sent to the 2016 Republican National Convention

Polling

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Brian
Calley 		Patrick
Colbeck 		Jim
Hines 		Arlan
Meekhof 		Candice
Miller 		Bill
Schuette 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Schuette) February 10–13, 2018 800 ± 3.4% 15% 5% 2% – – 42% –
Strategic National (R) December 16–17, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 19% 5% 2% – – 30% 44%
MIRS/Target-Insyght November 1–6, 2017 1,000 – 14% <5% <5% <5% <5% 38% –
Mitchell Research September 21–24, 2017 400 ± 5.0% 13% – – – – 52% 36%
Marketing Research Group September 13–18, 2017 216 ± 4.0% 13% 3% 3% – – 33% 48%
MIRS/Target-Insyght July 25–27, 2017 344 ± 5.35% 14% 4% 1% – – 42% 39%
Mitchell Research/MIRS May 31, 2017 435 ± 4.7% 14% – 1% – 21% 18% 46%
Ballenger Report/MRG May 8–11, 2017 216 ± 4% 11% – 7% – – 32% 51%
Marketing Research Group April 2017 – – 11% – 7% – – 32% 51%
IMP/Target-Insyght February 2–4, 2016 400 ± 5% 11% – – 3% 20% 21% 45%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Gretchen Whitmer
Politicians
Organizations
Notable Individuals
  • Jan Bidwell, social worker and activist
Abdul El-Sayed
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
  • Michigan Nurses Association
  • The People for Bernie Sanders
  • Millennials for Revolution
  • Michigan for Revolution
  • Ann Arbor for Revolution
  • Grand Rapids United Progressives
  • Oakland County for Revolution
  • Lansing for Revolution
  • Justice Democrats


Celebrities

Other individuals

Polling

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bill
Cobbs 		Mike
Duggan 		Abdul
El-Sayed 		Geoffrey
Fieger 		Mark
Hackel 		Dan
Kildee 		Andy
Levin 		Shri
Thanedar 		Gretchen
Whitmer 		Other Undecided
MIRS/Target-Insyght March 6–8, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 4% – 6% – – – – 20% 34% 3% 33%
EPIC-MRA (D-Thanedar) February 17–22, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 3% – 8% – – – – 24% 34% – 31%
MIRS/Target-Insyght November 1–6, 2017 1,000 – – – 13% – – – – 2% 45% – –
– 29% – – – – – – 43% – –
– – – 28% – – – – 41% – –
– – – – – – 19% – 42% – –
Market Research Group September 13-18, 2017 255 ± 4.0% 8% – 4% – – – – 3% 27% – 58%
Target-Insyght July 25, 2017 377 ± 5.35% – – 4% 35% – – – 3% 35% – –
Ballenger Report/MRG May 8–11, 2017 255 ± 4% – – 9% 26% – – – – 24% – 41%
IMP/Target-Insyght February 2–4, 2016 400 ± 5% – 20% – – 9% 12% – – 16% – 43%

Libertarian Primary

The Libertarian Party is one of three parties that have a primary in Michigan.

Candidates

Declared

Green Convention

The Green Party will choose candidates for the 2018 ballot at its state convention in April.

Candidates

Declared

  • Jennifer Kurland, President of the Redford Union School Board
  • Dwain Reynolds, educator

Independent Campaigns

Candidates

Declared

Natural Law Party

The Natural Law Party will choose their candidates during their summer 2018 convention.

Candidates

Potential

  • Keith Butkovich

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Tossup August 7, 2017
Rothenberg Political Report Tossup November 10, 2017
Sabato's Crystal Ball Tossup November 14, 2017

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bill
Schuette (R) 		Gretchen
Whitmer (D) 		Other Undecided
Glengiraff Group January 16–19, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 33% 40% – 25%
EPIC-MRA December 14, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 38% 35% – 27%
MIRS/Target Insight November 1–6, 2017 1,000 ± 3.6% 40% 41% – 19%
EPIC-MRA August 27 – September 1, 2017 600 ± 4.0% 37% 37% – 26%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bill
Schuette (R) 		Abdul
El-Sayed (D) 		Other Undecided
Glengiraff Group January 16–19, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 38% 34% – 27%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bill
Schuette (R) 		Geoffrey
Fieger (D) 		Other Undecided
MIRS/Target Insight November 1–6, 2017 1,000 ± 3.6% 42% 35% – 23%
EPIC-MRA August 27 – September 1, 2017 600 ± 4% 43% 33% – 24%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Bill
Schuette (R) 		Mike
Duggan (D) 		Other Undecided
MIRS/Target Insight November 1–6, 2017 1,000 – 32% 47% – 21%

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