Jennifer Granholm Democratic Rick Snyder Republican The 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010.

This resulted in a large pool of candidates which was whittled down, when the May 11 filing deadline passed, to two Democrats and five Republicans.

[5][6][7][8] The Democratic front-runner when the 2009 polls were conducted, Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry, withdrew from the race in January 2010.

[13] Analysts believe a large portion of Democrats crossed party lines to vote for Snyder, whose ad campaign targeted bipartisan and independent support.

As of 2022[update], this was the last time the counties of Ingham, Marquette, Eaton, Saginaw, Bay, and Muskegon voted for the Republican candidate.

The Natural Law Party also has automatic ballot access in Michigan, but chose not to run a candidate for governor in 2010.

According to Stacey Mathia's official press release, "The Convention applauded Mathia's agenda to institute Law-Abiding Constitutional Government and State Sovereignty in order to free the People of Michigan from the political oppression of big government operating outside of its authority.

"[54] The press release also stated, "Chris Levels, is currently well known as a radio talk show host on WSNL in the Flint, Michigan area.

[58] An impromptu debate developed after Bernero crashed a town hall meeting Snyder was hosting in Westland on September 13.