2022 in Michigan

Events from the year 2022 in Michigan.

State office holders

 * Governor of Michigan: Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic)
 * Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Garlin Gilchrist (Democratic)
 * Michigan Attorney General: Dana Nessel (Democratic)
 * Michigan Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson (Democratic)
 * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Jason Wentworth (Republican)
 * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Mike Shirkey (Republican)
 * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Bridget Mary McCormack

Mayors of major cities

 * Mayor of Detroit: Mike Duggan (Democrat)
 * Mayor of Grand Rapids: Rosalynn Bliss
 * Mayor of Ann Arbor: Christopher Taylor (Democrat)
 * Mayor of Lansing: Andy Schor (Democrat)
 * Mayor of Flint: Sheldon Neeley

Federal office holders

 * U.S. Senator from Michigan: Debbie Stabenow (Democrat)
 * U.S. Senator from Michigan: Gary Peters (Democrat)
 * House District 1: Jack Bergman (Republican)
 * House District 2: Bill Huizenga (Republican)
 * House District 3: Peter Meijer (Republican)
 * House District 4: John Moolenaar (Republican)
 * House District 5: Dan Kildee (Democrat)
 * House District 6: Fred Upton (Republican)
 * House District 7: Tim Walberg (Republican)
 * House District 8: Elissa Slotkin (Democrat)
 * House District 9: Andy Levin (Democrat)
 * House District 10: Lisa McClain (Republican)
 * House District 11: Haley Stevens (Democrat)
 * House District 12: Debbie Dingell (Democrat)
 * House District 13: Rashida Tlaib (Democrat)
 * House District 14: Brenda Lawrence (Democrat)

Population of largest cities
The state's 15 largest cities, based on U.S. Census estimates for 2021, were as follows:

Baseball

 * 2022 Detroit Tigers season – Under manager A. J. Hinch, the team compiled a 66–96 record. The team's statistical leaders included Harold Castro with a .271 batting average and Javier Baez with 17 home runs and 67 RBIs. Alex Lange led the pitching staff with a 7-4 record and Andrew Chafin with a 2.83 earned run average.
 * 2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team - In their tenth and final season under head coach Erik Bakich, the team compiled a 34–28 record and won the Big Ten Baseball Tournament.
 * 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team - In their 38th and final season under head coach Carol Hutchins, the team compiles a 38–18 record.
 * 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team - Under head coach Jordan Bischel, the team compiled a 43–19 and won the MAC tournament.

American football

 * 2022 Detroit Lions season -
 * 2022 Michigan Panthers season - Led by head coach Jeff Fisher, the Panthers compiled a 2–8 record in the United States Football League (2022).
 * 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team -
 * 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team -
 * 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team -
 * 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team -
 * 2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football team -
 * 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team -

Basketball

 * 2021–22 Detroit Pistons season – Under head coach Dwane Casey, the Pistons compiled a 23–59 record. The team's leaders included Saddiq Bey with 1,321 points, Cade Cunningham with 356 assists, and Isaiah Stewart with 617 rebounds.
 * 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach Juwan Howard, the Wolverines compiled a 19–15 record and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA tournament.
 * 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team – Under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 23–13 record.
 * 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team – Under head coach Kim Barnes Arico, the Wolverines compiled a 25–7 record.
 * 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team - Under head coach Tom Izzo, the team compiled a 23–13 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament
 * 2021–22 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
 * 2021–22 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team
 * 2021–22 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
 * 2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball team
 * 2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team
 * 2021–22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
 * 2021–22 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Ice hockey

 * 2021–22 Detroit Red Wings season – Under head coach Jeff Blashill, the Wings compiled a 32–40–10 record. The team's leaders included Dylan Larkin with 31 goals and 69 points scored and Moritz Seider with 43 assists.
 * 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season – Under head coach Mel Pearson, the Wolverines compiled a 31–10–1 record.
 * 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season
 * 2021–22 Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
 * 2021–22 Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey season
 * 2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season
 * 2021–22 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season
 * 2021–22 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season

Other

 * 2022 Detroit City FC season
 * 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (IMSA)
 * 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

January

 * January - Omicron variant of the coronavirus surges through Michigan
 * January 1 - The 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team lost to eventual national champion in the College Football Playoff
 * January 4 - Final U.S. domestic automobile sales data for 2021 showed that Toyota topped General Motors for the first time
 * January 11 - Ford Maverick won truck of the year award. Ford Bronco won SUV of the year award. Honda Civic won car of the year award.
 * January 11 - Nicklas Lidstrom named vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings
 * January 14 - The State of Michigan announced an unprecedented $20 billion surplus resulting from $5.8 billion in anticipated surplus state revenues and $15 billion in unspent federal stimulus and infrastructure funds
 * January 15 - University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel fired for cause following an investigation of his relationship with a subordinate.
 * January 19 - University of Michigan announced a $490 million settlement with students who asserted they were sexually assaulted by former football team doctor, Robert Anderson
 * January 25 - General Motors announced a new $7 billion investment in four Michigan manufacturing facilities, including $4 billion to convert an Orion Township factory for construction of electric pickup trucks and $2.6 billion for a new battery factory in Lansing.
 * January 26 - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address asserted the state had made great progress in 2021 despite the coronavirus

February

 * February - Truckers protesting against vaccine mandates on the Canadian side close the Ambassador Bridge, exacerbating supply-chain issues for the automobile industry
 * February 1 - Merger launched between Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health
 * February 1 - General motors announced distribution of $10,250 profit-sharing checks for workers
 * February 3 - Ford announced $7,377 average  profit-sharing payments  to UAW workers
 * February 6 - University of Michigan's offensive coordinator Josh Gattis hired by Miami
 * February 13 - Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford led the Los Angeles Rams to victory in the Super Bowl
 * February 16 - Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in scheme to divert campaign funds from 2012 to 2019.
 * February 16 - Jim Harbaugh signed contract extension to remain Michigan's football coach through 2026.
 * February 17 - The historic white wooden clubhouse building at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills was destroyed by fire.
 * February 20 - Michigan men's basketball coach Juwan Howard took a swing at a Wisconsin assistant coach after a game in Madison. He was suspended for the balance of the regular season.
 * February 27 - Over 1,000 attend a rally in Detroit's Hart Plaza in support of peace for Ukraine following Russian invasion.

March

 * March 1 - Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe ruled that Ethan Crumbley should stay in jail through his trial in the Oxford school shooting.
 * March 2 - Ford announced division of the company into three automotive business units, including the new Ford Blue (traditional internal combustion vehicles) and Ford Modele (electric vehicles).
 * March 5 - Detroit Pistons drafted Chet Holmgren in NBA draft.
 * March - Trial in Grand Rapids of four militia members charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

April

 * April 4 - Killing of Patrick Lyoya
 * April 8 - On opening day in Detroit, Javier Baez drove in the winning run  in the ninth inning to lead the  Detroit Tigers to a 5-4.

July

 * July 29 - Former President Donald Trump endorses Tudor Dixon ahead of the Republican gubernatorial primary election.

August

 * August 23 - A federal jury in Grand Rapids found Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to possess weapons of mass destruction in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot.
 * August 28 - A shooting spree occurs in Detroit, leaving three people dead and a fourth person injured.

November

 * November 8 - A number of general elections were held, including:
 * 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election: Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican nominee Tudor Dixon. Whitmer received 2,427,985	votes (54.5%) to 1,958,311 (43.9%) for Dixon.
 * Proposal 3, known as the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative", passed with 2,477,707 votes (56.66%). The proposal added a right of access to abortion to the Constitution of Michigan.
 * 2022 Michigan Attorney General election - Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel defeated Republican Matthew DePerno. Nessel received 2,320,440 votes (53.2%) to 1,945,531 (44.6%) for DePerno.
 * 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election - Democratic incumbent Jocelyn Benson defeated Republican Kristina Karamo. Benson received 2,465,218 votes (55.9%) to 1,850,362 (41.9%) for Karamo.
 * 2022 Michigan Senate election: Democrats won control of the Michigan Senate for the first time since the 1980s, with 20 Democrats and 18 Republicans in the chamber.
 * 2022 Michigan House of Representatives election: Democrats won control of the Michigan House of Representatives for the first time since 2010.
 * November 22 - Kyra Harris Bolden is appointed by Governor Whitmer to the Michigan Supreme Court following Justice Bridget Mary McCormack's resignation, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the court.

Deaths

 * January 19 - Dan Dworsky, UM football player and architect, in Los Angeles
 * January 21 - Rex Cawley, Highland Park native and gold medalist in 400 meter hurdles at the 1964 Olympics in Orange, California
 * January 21 - Arthur Tarnow, US District Judge in Detroit 1998-2022, in Detroit
 * January 30 - Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2010 and Jackson, Michigan native, in New York City
 * February 4 - Avern Cohn, US District Judge in Detroit 1979-2022, in Royal Oak, Michigan
 * February 12 - Frank Beckmann, talk radio host and UM football radio announcer, at Clarkston, Michigan
 * February 15 - Woodrow Stanley, mayor of Flint 1991-2002, in Flint
 * February 22 - The Amazing Jonathan, Detroit native, and comic magician, in Las Vegas
 * March 15 - Eugene Parker, solar and plasma physicist and Houghton native, in Chicago
 * April 4 - Joe Messina, Motown guitarist, at Northville, Michigan
 * May 8 - Robert J. Vlasic, businessman who grew Vlasic Pickles into America's No. 1 pickle company, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 * May 10 - Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons center 1970-1979, in Phoenix, Arizona
 * May 30 - William Lucas, Wayne County Sheriff 1969-1983, in Detroit
 * June 22 - Alexander Jefferson, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, in Detroit
 * July 2 - Jim Van Pelt UM quarterback who later starred in Canadian Football League, in Winnetka, Illinois
 * July 6 - Norah Vincent, Detroit native, newspaper columnist and author, in Switzerland
 * July 11 - Gary Moeller, Michigan head coach 1990-1994, at Lima, Ohio
 * August 1 - Robert E. Simanek, received Medal of Honor for actions in Korean War, in Novi, Michigan
 * August 8 - Lamont Dozier, Motown singer, songwriter and producer with 14 No 1 hits (Heat Wave, Where Did Our Love Go, Two Hearts), at Scottsdale, Arizona
 * August 17 - Jack H. McDonald
 * August 19 - John Wockenfuss, played for Detroit Tigers 1974-1983 at Wilmington, Delaware
 * August 25 - Mable John, first woman singer signed by Motown, in Los Angeles
 * September 3 - Specs Howard, radio disc jockey and founder of broadcasting school
 * October 6 - Ivy Jo Hunter
 * October 13 - James McDivitt, Apollo astronaut grew up in Kalamazoo and graduated from University of Michigan
 * December 10 - J. J. Barnes, R&B singer/songwriter,