2020 Michigan elections

This is a list of elections in the US state of Michigan in 2020. The office of the Michigan Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting.

To vote by mail, registered Michigan voters must request a ballot by October 30, 2020. As of early October some 2,760,076 voters had requested mail ballots.

President of the United States
The nominees for the presidential election were Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Jo Jorgensen.

United States Senate
Gary Peters (incumbent, D) ran against John James (R), in addition to Marcia Squier (G), Doug Dern (Natural Law Party), and Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan).

United States House of Representatives
Michigan voters elected 14 candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in the general election, one from each of the 14 congressional districts.

State executive offices
Eight state executive offices were open for election in Michigan's general election, including State Board of Education (two seats), University of Michigan Board of Regents (two seats), Michigan State University Board of Trustees (two seats), and Wayne State University Board of Governors (two seats).

State House of Representatives
110 seats in Michigan's House were up for election in the general election. The Michigan Republican Party retained control of the chamber.

Supreme Court
Two of seven seats on the Michigan Supreme Court were up for election, and one was open after an incumbent retired. Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack ran for reelection. Each voter could select up to two candidates in the state Supreme Court general election; the top two vote-getters would win the seats.

Candidates

 * Susan Hubbard (Green), judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
 * Mary Kelly (Republican), St. Clair County prosecutor
 * Bridget Mary McCormack (Democratic), incumbent chief justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan
 * Kerry Lee Morgan (Libertarian), private practice attorney
 * Katie Nepton (Libertarian), attorney
 * Brock Swartzle (Republican), incumbent Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals for the 4th District
 * Elizabeth Welch (Democratic), employment lawyer

Ballot measures
There were two statewide legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the ballot for the general election:


 * Proposal 1, Use of State and Local Park Funds Amendment: Revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent
 * Proposal 2, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment: Requires search warrant to access a person's electronic data