2010 Michigan General Election

The 2010 Michigan General Election was held on November 2nd of that year, alongside the corresponding midterm elections nationally.

Governor

Results by county--blue represents Snyder counties, red represents Bernero counties. Shading represents the percentage of the vote for the winning candidate.

In the gubernatorial election, businessman and Republican candidate Rick Snyder easily defeated the Democratic candidate, Lansing mayor Virg Bernero. Snyder's election was a gain for Republicans after eight years of Democratic control of the governor's office.

	Governor Candidate	Lt. Governor Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Won
	Rick Snyder	Brian Calley	Republican	1,874,834	58%
	Virg Bernero	Brenda Lawrence	Democratic	1,287,320	40%
	Others	-	Other	63,934	2%