State House - District 105Current Rep - Greg MacMaster (R - Kewadin)Old District (105th)Greg MacMaster - 25,907Greg Dean - 10,702This district was and still is probably the safest in North Michigan for the Republicans, and the 2nd safest overall beside... »
Everyone knows about the George Zimmerman case in Florida, or at least all of the speculation with it. The speculation has taken a life of its own. The reality is that few actual facts are known. They are as follows. 1. George Zimmerman is a neighborho... »
State House - District 90Current Rep - Joseph Haveman (R-Holland)Old District (90th)Joseph Haveman - UnopposedDistricts are usually safe when nobody runs. Haveman won an easy general election in the bad year of 2008 and was unopposed for re-election in... »
State House - District 88Current Rep - OpenOld District (Ottawa Portion of 74th)Dave Agema - 21,867Leon Chase - 4,516Ottawa County has gone from two whole districts and two partial districts to three full districts with its population growth. It's the ... »
State House - District 80Current Rep - Bob Genetski (R-Saugatuck)Old District (88th)Bob Genetski - 13,518Randy Thompson - 8,389Allegan County is an interesting county. The southern part is sometimes competitive, and the Saugatuck/Douglas leans democrat... »
There's a lot of spin going on about this election. Santorum's claiming he won on election day. I think he's right. Pundits are claiming that Santorum collapsed from a 15 point lead on the last day. I think those are largely wrong. He never had a 15 pt... »
This primary is different than a lot of them. The winner isn't who gets 50.1% of the vote statewide this time. It's the winner of each of the new congressional districts (you can see which district you are in on the sidebar) The statewide winner gets t... »
Last Thursday, I had a post about the delegate process and listed polls and congressional districts. I never thought Santorum was up 15 over Romney in Michigan. Most of the polls have it 4-10 pts. I think 4 is accurate, right now as things stand today.... »
There's a lot being said about Santorum taking the lead to some degree in most opinion polls. If Santorum wins Michigan, it will be gigantic from a PR, momentum, and fundraising standpoint. From an actual delegate standpoint, it's more complicated than... »
State House - District 72Current Rep - Ken Yonker (R-Caledonia)????Old District (72nd)Ken Yonker - 24,801Brian Bosak - 9,219I'm not sure if this is an open district or if it is Ken Yonker's district. Yonker claims Caledonia as his home, but I wonder if... »
The big news is that in Mitt Romney's birth state, Rick Santorum apparently took the lead in two polls. This means possibly two things. One, the polls are accurate. Two, the polls are not accurate. If they are accurate, then this is a snapshot of the e... »
It's down to four people. Nobody will likely drop between now and the 28th. The four left are Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum. Perry's out, and I'm not going to vote for a dropped candidate. That's like voting for uncommitted wh... »
State House - District 66Current Rep - Aric Nesbitt (R-Antwerp Twp)Old District (80th)Aric Nesbitt - 15,492Thomas Erdmann - 7,850The old 66th Bill Rogers district where I live is now mostly the 42nd District. Most of the new 66th district is the old 80... »
State House - District 64Current Rep - Earl Poleski (R-Jackson)Old District (64th)Earl Poleski - 15,649Martin Griffin - 10,777Jackson County has been ground zero for control of Michigan's legislature the past 10 years. Both districts here have flipped ... »
State House - District 58Current Rep - Ken Kurtz (R-Coldwater)2010 Results - Old District (58th)Ken Kurtz - Unopposed in general electionThis is a safe republican district covering Hillsdale and Branch Counties. It remains unchanged from the old distri... »
