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STATEWIDE

 

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