2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Michigan Governor
Governor · Michigan
Rick Snyder (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Virg Bernero (D) by 18.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rick SnyderRepublican · winner
59.3%1,874,834
Virg BerneroDemocrat
40.7%1,287,320
3,162,154 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET