The electoral history of Gretchen Whitmer, spans two decades, from 2000 to the present. Whitmer currently serves as the Governor of Michigan, a position she had held since 2018 and was reelected to in 2022.
State House
2000
Michigan House of Representatives District 70 Democratic primary, 2000[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Gretchen Whitmer
2,434
47.4
N/A
Democratic
Mary Lindemann
2,152
41.9
N/A
Democratic
John Schlinker
284
5.5
N/A
Democratic
Robert McCann
263
5.1
N/A
Majority
281
5.5
N/A
Turnout
5,133
Michigan House of Representatives District 70 Election, 2000[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Gretchen Whitmer
17,409
56.6
-0.1
Republican
Bill Hollister
13,355
43.4
+3.6
Majority
4,054
13.2
-3.7
Turnout
30,764
+21.5
Democratic hold
Swing
2002
Michigan House of Representatives District 69 Democratic primary, 2002[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Gretchen Whitmer (redistricted incumbent)
8,821
100
Turnout
8,821
Michigan House of Representatives District 69 Election, 2002[4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Gretchen Whitmer (redistricted incumbent)
18,002
62.5
+5.9
Republican
Larry Ward
10,783
37.5
-5.9
Majority
7,219
25.0
-10.8
Turnout
28,785
+12.9
Democratic hold
Swing
2004
Michigan House of Representatives District 69 Democratic primary, 2004[5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent)
5,418
100
Turnout
5,418
Michigan House of Representatives District 69 Election, 2004[6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent)
26,828
65.7
+3.2
Republican
Angela Lindsay
14,307
34.3
-3.2
Majority
12,521
31.4
+6.4
Turnout
40,865
+42.0
Democratic hold
Swing
State Senate
2006 special election
Michigan Senate District 23 special election Democratic primary, 2006[7]
^"2000 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"2000 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"2002 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^"2002 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"2004 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^"2004 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"2006 Official Michigan Special Primary Candidate Listing". miboecfr.nictusa.com. Michigan Secretary of State. 20 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.
^"OFFICIAL Election Results INGHAM SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION Precinct Report". www.ingham.org. Ingham County Clerk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^"2006 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^"2006 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/07/2006". mielections.us. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^"2010 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^"2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018". mielections.us.
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)