Elections / 2018 · Governor · MI
Gretchen Whitmer won Michigan's 2018 governor's race.
Gretchen Whitmer (Democrat) led by 9.6 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Michigan 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitmer | DDemocrat | 2,266,193 | 53.3% |
| Bill Schuette | RRepublican | 1,859,534 | 43.8% |
| Bill Gelineau | OLibertarian | 56,606 | 1.3% |
| Todd Schleiger | OUs Taxpayers Party | 29,219 | 0.7% |
| Jennifer V Kurland | OGreen | 28,799 | 0.7% |
| Keith Butkovich | ONatural Law Party | 10,202 | 0.2% |
| Francis L Rowley | OOther | 11 | 0.0% |
| Evan Space | OOther | 8 | 0.0% |
| Lance Herman | OOther | 4 | 0.0% |
| William Cobbs | OOther | 3 | 0.0% |
| Robin Lee Sanders | OOther | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chaneika Ranell Penny | OOther | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clyde Lynch | OOther | 1 | 0.0% |
| Henry Joseph Lester | OOther | 1 | 0.0% |
| Patrick O'Neal Burney | OOther | 1 | 0.0% |
By county (83)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +43.0 | 659,859 |
| Oakland | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +17.0 | 605,267 |
| Macomb | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +3.5 | 360,226 |
| Kent | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +4.2 | 280,291 |
| Washtenaw | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +46.1 | 173,508 |
| Genesee | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +21.7 | 168,545 |
| Ottawa | R | Bill Schuette | +23.6 | 128,588 |
| Ingham | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +37.5 | 119,230 |
| Kalamazoo | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +19.9 | 114,862 |
| Livingston | R | Bill Schuette | +17.1 | 97,578 |
| Saginaw | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +7.9 | 80,998 |
| Muskegon | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +10.0 | 73,660 |
| St. Clair | R | Bill Schuette | +13.0 | 67,434 |
| Berrien | R | Bill Schuette | +6.9 | 62,036 |
| Monroe | R | Bill Schuette | +8.0 | 61,539 |
| Jackson | R | Bill Schuette | +8.7 | 60,852 |
| Eaton | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +8.9 | 51,106 |
| Calhoun | R | Bill Schuette | +2.5 | 50,044 |
| Allegan | R | Bill Schuette | +18.4 | 49,853 |
| Grand Traverse | R | Bill Schuette | +1.7 | 48,801 |
| Bay | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +2.8 | 46,531 |
| Lenawee | R | Bill Schuette | +9.0 | 40,052 |
| Lapeer | R | Bill Schuette | +21.4 | 39,372 |
| Midland | R | Bill Schuette | +12.9 | 38,505 |
| Clinton | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +2.3 | 37,157 |
| Marquette | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +17.4 | 30,002 |
| Shiawassee | R | Bill Schuette | +3.7 | 29,790 |
| Van Buren | R | Bill Schuette | +4.2 | 29,544 |
| Barry | R | Bill Schuette | +19.7 | 26,858 |
| Ionia | R | Bill Schuette | +12.9 | 23,830 |
| Montcalm | R | Bill Schuette | +18.9 | 23,357 |
| Isabella | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +6.9 | 22,485 |
| Tuscola | R | Bill Schuette | +22.5 | 22,291 |
| St. Joseph | R | Bill Schuette | +21.3 | 20,438 |
| Newaygo | R | Bill Schuette | +27.9 | 20,327 |
| Cass | R | Bill Schuette | +22.0 | 19,457 |
| Emmet | R | Bill Schuette | +9.8 | 17,882 |
| Hillsdale | R | Bill Schuette | +35.2 | 16,821 |
| Delta | R | Bill Schuette | +12.6 | 16,430 |
| Sanilac | R | Bill Schuette | +30.9 | 16,402 |
| Mecosta | R | Bill Schuette | +14.5 | 15,654 |
| Branch | R | Bill Schuette | +26.7 | 15,212 |
| Gratiot | R | Bill Schuette | +10.6 | 14,353 |
| Houghton | R | Bill Schuette | +5.8 | 14,311 |
| Leelanau | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +4.5 | 14,202 |
| Chippewa | R | Bill Schuette | +8.5 | 13,978 |
| Wexford | R | Bill Schuette | +24.5 | 13,976 |
| Huron | R | Bill Schuette | +26.9 | 13,732 |
| Mason | R | Bill Schuette | +11.7 | 13,710 |
| Charlevoix | R | Bill Schuette | +13.4 | 13,677 |
| Alpena | R | Bill Schuette | +11.0 | 13,072 |
| Antrim | R | Bill Schuette | +19.0 | 12,900 |
| Cheboygan | R | Bill Schuette | +19.2 | 12,555 |
| Clare | R | Bill Schuette | +21.4 | 11,836 |
| Roscommon | R | Bill Schuette | +19.5 | 11,800 |
| Manistee | R | Bill Schuette | +4.3 | 11,717 |
| Iosco | R | Bill Schuette | +15.1 | 11,690 |
| Otsego | R | Bill Schuette | +25.0 | 11,356 |
| Dickinson | R | Bill Schuette | +24.7 | 11,333 |
| Gladwin | R | Bill Schuette | +21.4 | 11,005 |
| Oceana | R | Bill Schuette | +17.6 | 10,757 |
| Benzie | R | Bill Schuette | +4.2 | 9,793 |
| Osceola | R | Bill Schuette | +34.0 | 9,391 |
| Ogemaw | R | Bill Schuette | +23.4 | 9,134 |
| Menominee | R | Bill Schuette | +17.1 | 8,784 |
| Kalkaska | R | Bill Schuette | +28.8 | 8,357 |
| Arenac | R | Bill Schuette | +18.5 | 6,758 |
| Presque Isle | R | Bill Schuette | +15.7 | 6,677 |
| Missaukee | R | Bill Schuette | +43.9 | 6,566 |
| Gogebic | D | Gretchen Whitmer | +4.8 | 6,507 |
| Crawford | R | Bill Schuette | +19.9 | 6,259 |
| Mackinac | R | Bill Schuette | +15.5 | 5,716 |
| Alcona | R | Bill Schuette | +25.8 | 5,534 |
| Iron | R | Bill Schuette | +13.0 | 5,403 |
| Lake | R | Bill Schuette | +14.8 | 4,700 |
| Montmorency | R | Bill Schuette | +31.7 | 4,625 |
| Alger | R | Bill Schuette | +3.5 | 4,159 |
| Schoolcraft | R | Bill Schuette | +15.0 | 3,743 |
| Oscoda | R | Bill Schuette | +30.9 | 3,732 |
| Baraga | R | Bill Schuette | +13.4 | 3,237 |
| Ontonagon | R | Bill Schuette | +14.3 | 3,140 |
| Luce | R | Bill Schuette | +25.5 | 2,420 |
| Keweenaw | R | Bill Schuette | +10.3 | 1,316 |