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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Governor

Governor · Michigan

Rick Snyder (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Schauer (D) by 4.2 points.

Rick SnyderRepublican · winner
52.1%1,607,399
Mark SchauerDemocrat
47.9%1,479,057
3,086,456 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+4.12002D+14.22006R+18.62010R+4.22014D+9.62018D+10.22022

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET