2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Gretchen Whitmer to “Fight Like Hell” to protect abortion rights
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Governor Whitmer is ahead in the Polls but suffers from negative sentiments on Social Media. James Craig is the front runner amongst Republicans
Only 46% of Michigan Voters approve of Gretchen Whitmer Policies.May 16th
Contents
- Michigan Governor Primary 2022
- Who is running against Whitmer in 2022 ?
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Latest GOP Polls
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Republican Candidates Net Sentiments
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: General Election Latest Polls
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: General Election Google Trends
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Social Media Sentiment
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Latest Videos
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Latest Tweets
- 2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Demographics
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Michigan Governor Primary 2022
The 2022 Governor Election in Michigan is set to take place on November 8th, 2022 to represent the state of Michigan. The seat is currently held by a Democrat, Gretchen Whitmer. She is running for re-election after winning the race in 2018 by 9.5 points, the best state-wide performance of any Democrat that year and significantly outrunning Clinton, who lost the state 2 years prior.
She represented both the Statehouse and Senate, as minority leader before becoming governor. Her opponent will be selected in a primary on May 3, 2022.
Who is running against Whitmer in 2022 ?
Gretchen Whitmer has all but secured the Democratic primary but the GOP field remains crowded and uncertain. Here are the candidates running in the primary
Republican Primary
- Mike Brown, a captain in the Michigan State Police
- Austin Chenge, businessman and U.S. Army veteran
- James Craig, former Chief of the Detroit Police Department (2013–2021)
- Tudor Dixon, conservative media personality
- Ryan D. Kelley, Allendale Township Planning commissioner
- Bob Scott, Vice President of the Evangelical Alliance Ministerial Association
- Garrett Soldano, Chiropractor, businessman, and former co-chairman of Unlock Michigan
- Evan Space, Michigan Army National Guard veteran and candidate for governor in 2018
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2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Latest GOP Polls
Date |
James Craig |
Garrett Soldano |
|
May 1st |
23% |
8% |
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Republican Candidates Google Trends
James Craig |
Garrett Soldano |
Tudor Dixon |
|
46% |
27% |
27% |
|
25% |
25% |
50% |
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Republican Candidates Net Sentiments
James Craig |
Tudor Dixon |
Garrett Soldano |
|
May 16th, 2022 |
-44% |
-29% |
-16% |
April 5th, 2022 |
-50% |
0% |
– |
As an incumbent, Whitmer is secure in her primary and is not facing any viable or notable opposition.
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: General Election Latest Polls
| Poll source | Date | Gretchen Whitmer (D) |
James Craig (R) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | February | 46% | 41% | |
| Blueprint Polling | Feb 1- 4, 2022 | 44% | 44% | |
| EPIC-MRA | Jan 15–20, 2022 | 46% | 41% | |
| The Glengariff Group, Inc. | Jan 3–7, 2022 | 49% | 39% |
Gretchen Whitmer vs. Tudor Dixon
| Poll source | Date | Gretchen Whitmer (D) |
Tudor Dixon (R) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Glengariff Group, Inc. | Jan 3–7, 2022 | 50% | 31% |
Gretchen Whitmer vs. Garrett Soldano
| Poll source | Date | Gretchen Whitmer (D) |
Garrett Soldano (R) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Glengariff Group, Inc. | January 3–7, 2022 | 50% | 33% |
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: General Election Google Trends
Gretchen Whitmer |
James Craig |
Garrett Soldano |
Tudor Nixon |
|
44% |
26% |
15% |
15% |
|
40% |
14% |
15% |
30% |
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Social Media Sentiment
Gretchen Whitmer |
James Craig |
Garrett Soldano |
||
May 16th |
-22% |
-44% |
-16% |
|
April 4th |
-23% |
-13% |
– |
2022 Michigan Governor Race: Latest News
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- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claims, without evidence, ‘Americans will suffer and may die’ if Roe overturned
- Will three Michigan GOP gov. candidates accused of forging signatures make it on the ballot?
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Latest Videos
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Latest Tweets
2022 Michigan Governor Race Polls: Demographics
As per the latest 2020 Census Figures, the demographics of the state are as follows:
Demographics |
Proportion |
White American |
74.9% |
Black American |
14% |
Hispanic American |
4.7% |
Asian American |
3.8% |
Native American |
2.25% |
Others |
0.1% |
White votes remain a large majority and it’s the same case in both party’s primaries. Black voters remain a crucial voting bloc for Democrats and they need to ensure Detroit is high, although the city has been haemorrhaging population for decades.
Oakland and Washtenaw County are especially important for Democrats, the latter is home to Ann Arbor and netted the party over 100,000 votes in the 2020 presidential election Meanwhile Grand Rapids and its metro area have been a bright spot for Democrats.
Biden won Grand Rapid’s county of Kent by the largest margin of any Democrat nominee since 1964 when Lyndon B. Johnson won a landslide. Republicans tend to do best in rural areas, white working-class counties in Macomb as well as the “thumb” area in the south-east of the state.
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