A Viewer's Guide to Michigan Legislative Primaries

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Tuesday August 05, 2014 · 3:36 PM PDT

2014/08/05 · 15:36

With both the State Senate and the State House being up for election this year there is plenty of action down the ballot. Below the fold are many of the competitive primaries for tonight. Hopefully you follow along as the votes come in.

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Tuesday November 06, 2012 · 1:39 PM PST

2012/11/06 · 13:39

In 2010 the Red Tide engulfed Michigan. As a result, Democrats lost control of the state house. This diary provides a viewing guide for election night. For more details about some of the races, you can look back to my previous diaries. I will provide a little more context for the races I did not discuss previously.

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Wednesday June 20, 2012 · 12:35 PM PDT

2012/06/20 · 12:35

While this series is mostly about taking back the Michigan State House of Representatives, I wanted to spend a little time talking about retaining seats. We need to defend our open seats. Many these seats are super Democratic. These primaries give us an opportunity to select our future Democratic leaders. A couple of races have the potential to be competitive. Districts 39 and 25 are the most vulnerable. We need to support the candidates in those districts. In case you missed them, here is Part 1 and Part 2.

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Monday June 11, 2012 · 12:05 PM PDT

2012/06/11 · 12:05

Outside of the districts that flipped in 2010, Democrats have few pickup opportunities. If everything works out perfectly, it is possible to pick up one of the districts below. Each of these districts has a story that could make the Republican vulnerable. This diary mainly focuses on Democratic primaries. This diary will also discuss districts with 2 Democratic incumbents. We have a chance to selected the better Democrats in these districts. To read part 1, go HERE.

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Monday June 04, 2012 · 4:31 PM PDT

2012/06/04 · 16:31

This is my first diary so if you have any suggestions feel free to tell me.

In 2010, Republicans won big in Michigan. As a result, Republican secured controlled all three branches of Michigan government. While Republicans controlled redistricting, they were already working with a Republican map. Democrats need to pickup ~~nine~~ ten (thanks a lot Roy Schmidt) seats to end Republican control.

This diary series focuses on Democratic primary elections. The purpose of the diary is to get to know the names and profile of people that might become state representatives and to learn basic background information about each race. To prevent the diary from becoming massive I have split it into part. This first part focuses on primaries in districts that Republicans flipped in 2008.

I tried making the districts in Dave's Redistricting App (DRA). This spreadsheet summarizes the results (H/T:sawolf). The Partisan Voting Index (PVI) numbers listed in this diary are the 2010 averages. You can find the 08 number in the spreadsheet. You can refer to these maps. I found most of the information by reading newspaper articles, campaign websites, and Facebook pages.

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