Politics & Government
Michigan Governor's Race: Whitmer To Face Schuette In November
Here's a look at the August primary election results, showing the latest in the governor's race in November.
Michigan has voted and Democrat Gretchen Wilson will face off against Republican Bill Schuette for the governor’s seat come November.
On the Democratic side of the race, Whitmer won 50 percent of the vote, according to WDIV, while Abdul El-Sayed gained 34 percent. Shri Thanedar won 15 percent of the votes.
Whitmer, 46, lives in East Lansing. She is an attorney and former minority leader in the Michigan Senate and state representative. She served as Ingham County Prosecutor for the last six months of 2016 after the resignation of Stuart Dunnings III.
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Whitmer has a bachelor's degree in education and a law degree from Michigan State University. She is married with five children.
She ran promising to protect children and workers’ rights, hold the government accountable, and “fix the damn roads.”
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She will face Schuette, who is the state's acting attorney general.
“With continued Republican leadership, Michigan will start winning again,” Schuette said during his speech Tuesday night. “Michigan, it’s time to start winning again.”
Schuette was declared the winner at 9:23 p.m. with 51 percent of the vote and approximately 17 percent of precincts in Michigan reporting.
“With an established record as a conservative reformer, Bill Schuette is uniquely qualified to lead Michigan forward,” said Republican Governors Associations Chairman Governor Bill Haslam. “As governor, Bill will work to expand opportunity, fight to keep taxes low, and continue Michigan’s economic comeback. The Republican Governors Association is proud to support Bill Schuette’s campaign to be the next governor of Michigan.”
Schuette, 64, is of Midland, and has served as Michigan attorney general since 2011. He is a former judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals, state senator, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, and member of Congress.
During his campaign for governor he pledged to cut Michigan income taxes and bring the state more and better-paying jobs.
Photos via AP and Gretchen Whitmer campaign
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