11/18/2022

Update on Michigan's 2022 General Election Results

The House and Senate have announced the full slate of leadership positions for their respective caucuses. The results are as follows:

Michigan House of Representatives

Democrat Caucus:

• Speaker of the House: Rep. Joe Tate (D-Detroit)
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia)
• Associate Speaker Pro Tem.: Rep. Carol Glanville (D-Walker)
• Associate Speaker Pro Tem.: Rep.-elect Kristian Grant (D-Grand Rapids)
• Majority Floor Leader: Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck)
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Rep. Kara Hope (D-Holt)
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Rep.-elect Jimmie Wilson Jr. (D-Ypsilanti)
• Assistant Majority Floor Leader: Rep.-elect Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City)
• Majority Whip: Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton)
• Deputy Whip: Rep.-elect Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor)
• Deputy Whip: Rep.-elect Alabas Farhat (D-Dearborn)
• Caucus Chair: Rep. Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw)
• Caucus Vice Chair: Rep. Helena Scott (D-Detroit)
• Caucus Vice Chair: Rep. Brenda Carter (D-Pontiac)
• Caucus Vice Chair: Rep.-elect Jasper Martus (D-Flushing)

Republican Caucus:

• Minority Leader: Rep. Matt Hall (R-Comstock Township)
• Assistant Minority Leader: Rep. Andrew Beeler (R-Fort Gratiot)
• Minority Floor Leader: Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Cannon Township)
• Assistant Floor Leader: Rep. Graham Filler (R-DeWitt)
• Assistant Floor Leader: Rep. Andrew Fink (R-Hillsdale)
• Minority Whip: Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport)
• Chief Deputy Whip: Rep. Mike Harris (R-Clarkston)
• Caucus Chair: Rep. Ken Borton (R-Gaylord)
• Caucus Vice Chair: Rep.-elect Jaime Greene (R-Richmond)

Michigan Senate

Democrat Caucus:

• Senate Majority Leader: Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids)
• President Pro Tempore: Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield)
• Assistant Majority Leader: Sen.-elect Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown Township)
• Majority Floor Leader: Sen.-elect Sam Singh (D-East Lansing)
• Majority Whip: Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak)
• Caucus Chair: Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia)
• Caucus Policy & Steering Chair: Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit)
• Senate Appropriations Committee Chair: Sen.-elect Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing)

Republican Caucus:

• Minority Leader: Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton)
• Assistant Minority Leader: Sen. Rick Outman (R-Six Lakes)
• Minority Floor Leader: Sen. Dan Lauwers (R-Brockway)
• Assistant Minority Floor Leader: Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton)
• Minority Whip: Sen. Roger Victory (R-Hudsonville)
• Caucus Chair: Kevin Daley (R-Lum)
• Assistant Minority Whip: Sen. Mark Huizenga (R-Walker)
• Assistant Caucus Chair: Sen. Jim Runestad (R-White Lake)
• Associate President Pro Tempore: Sen.-elect Joe Bellino (R-Monroe)

All three proposals on the ballot were approved.

1. Proposal 1 makes changes to legislative term-limits and imposes transparency measures on elected officials
2. Proposal 2 would enshrine new voting rights in the state constitution
3. Proposal 3 enshrines abortion protections in the state constitution, permitting abortions before viability and post-viability in some circumstances with an allowance for lawmakers to impose some restrictions

You can access the Michigan Secretary of State’s election results here.