Michigan Secretary of State election, 2010

November 2, 2010



Nominee	Ruth Johnson	Jocelyn Benson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,608,270	1,434,796
Percentage	50.68%	45.22%

Secretary of State before election

Terri Lynn Land
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Ruth Johnson
Republican

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The 2010 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Michigan Secretary of State for a four-year term. Incumbent Republican Terri Lynn Land was term-limited and unable to run for re-election.

Candidates

Republican Party

Former state representative Ruth Johnson won the party's nomination during the state convention.^[1]

Democratic Party

Law professor Jocelyn Benson won the party's nomination during the state convention.^[1]

Results

Michigan Secretary of State election, 2010^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ruth Johnson	1,608,270	50.68%
	Democratic	Jocelyn Benson	1,434,796	45.22%
	Libertarian	Scotty Boman	58,044	1.83%
	U.S. Taxpayers	Robert Gale	41,727	1.31%
	Green	John A. La Pietra	30,411	0.96%
Totals			3,173,248	100.0%

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