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The Midwest > Michigan > Government

MICHIGANDER GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 64.7% [15th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 7,177,000 [8th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 54% [8th of 41]
Electoral Votes 17 [8th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
Michigan requires a license, which is valid for 10 days, for every purchase of a handgun, unless the purchaser holds a license to carry a concealed handgun.
Gun Laws > Prohibited firearms
A person shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or possess a machine gun or a short-barreled shotgun or rifle, with limited exceptions.
Seats in the House of Representatives 15 seats [8th of 50]
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Opposing Candidates
Jennifer Granholm (Democratic) 51.4%
Dick Posthumus (Republican) 47.4%
Douglas Campell (Green) 0.8%
Joseph Pilchak (U.S. Taxpayers) 0.4%
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Party
Republican
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Status
Term-Limited, Democratic victory
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Incumbent Jennifer Granholm
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Party Democratic
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Status Re-elected
US Presidents by place of primary affiliation > Number 1 [13th of 18]
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Incumbent Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Opposing Candidates
Philip Ruppe (Republican) 40.9%
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Party
Democratic
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Status R57.7% [17th of 28]
War Governors' Conference > Results of the meeting > Approval of Declaration Yes
War Governors' Conference > Results of the meeting > Governor Austin Blair

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SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2002; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2006; Wikipedia: List of United States Presidents by place of primary affiliation; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 1982; Wikipedia: War Governors' Conference

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