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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (All Parties): May 13, 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 17, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins for Primary): July 25, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 24, 2008
State Primary: August 5, 2008

This page was last updated on April 30, 2007

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Jennifer Granholm (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dennis Archer (D) - Ex-Detroit Mayor
John Cherry (D) - Lt. Governor
Mike Bouchard (R) - Oakland County Sheriff, Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & '06 US Senate Nominee
Mike Cox (R) - Attorney General
Dick DeVos (R) - Businessman & '06 Nominee
Peter Hoekstra (R) - Congressman
Wayne Kuipers (R) - State Sen.
Terri Lynn Land (R) - Secretary of State

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
John Cherry (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Terri Lynn Land (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Mike Cox (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]

U.S. SENATOR:

Carl Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bart Baron (R) - Business Consultant, Engineer & Frequent Candidate
Jack Hoogendyk (R) - State Rep., Ex-Kalamazoo County Commissioner & Pro-Life Activist
Scotty Boman (Libertarian) - Community College Instructor & Frequent Candidate

Debbie Stabenow (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bart Stupak (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Casperson (R) - State Rep.
Linda Goldthorpe (R) - Attorney & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Don Hooper (R) - Retired Businessman, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Jean Treacy (Socialist) - University Instructor

District 2:
Pete Hoekstra (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Fred Johnson (D) - College Professor & USMC Veteran
Kimon Kotos (D) - Democratic Activist, Painting Contractor, Musician & '04/'06 Nominee

District 3:
Vern Ehlers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Sak (D) - State Rep.

District 4:
Dave Camp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Andrew Concannon (D) - Attorney

District 5:
Dale Kildee (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Gleason (D) - State Sen.
Bill Putnam (R) - Ex-Caro School Board Member & Businessman

District 6:
Fred Upton (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Tim Walberg (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Schwarz (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-Battle Creek Mayor & Physician
Sharon Renier (D) - Paralegal, Organic Farmer & Frequent Candidate
Mark Schauer (D) - State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Human Services Official

District 8:
Mike Rogers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob Alexander (D) - Retired State Health Official, Peace Corps Veteran, Democratic Activist & Frequent Candidate
Aaron Stuttman (Green) - Massage Therapist, Home Improvement Contractor & '06 Nominee

District 9:
Joe Knollenberg (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gary Peters (D) - Ex-State Lottery Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & '02 Attorney General Nominee
Carlyle Fielding Stewart III (D) - Methodist Minister
Jack Kevorkian (Independent) - Ex-Physician, Medical Assisted Suicide Activist & Felon

District 10:
Candice Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Terry Brown (D) - State Rep.
John Espinoza (D) - State Rep.

District 11:
Thad McCotter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ed Kriewall (D) - Real Estate Developer & Ex-Novi City Manager
Joseph Larkin (D) - Attorney
Ted McAvoy (independent) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist & Army Veteran

District 12:
Sander Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bert Copple (R) - Pastor, Home Health Care Executive & Army Veteran

District 13:
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D)*
Gary Brown (D) - Ex-Detroit Deputy Police Chief

District 14:
John Conyers Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
John Dingell (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Michigan / USTP of Michigan
Michigan Democratic Party
Green Party of Michigan
Independence Party of Michigan
Libertarian Party of Michigan
Michigan Republican Party
Socialist Party of Michigan

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Albion Recorder
Alpena News
Ann Arbor News
Battle Creek Enquirer
Bay City Times
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News - (Politics Section)
Dundee Independent
Flint Journal
Gongwer News Service Michigan Report
Grand Rapids Press
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Kalamazoo Gazette
Lenawee Daily Telegram
Livingston County Press / Brighton Argus
Macomb Daily
MichCourts.net (Judicial Candidates)
Michigan Government Television (MGTV)
MLive.com
Michigan Liberal
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Votes
Midland Daily News
Monroe Evening News
Muskegon Chronicle
Observer & Eccentric (Wayne/Oakland Counties)
Saginaw News
Southgate News-Herald
WDIV TV-4 (NBC - Detroit)
WJBK TV-2 (FOX - Detroit)
WLNS TV-6 (CBS - Lansing)
WLUC TV-6 (NBC - Marquette)
WNEM TV-5 (CBS - Flint / Saginaw / Midland / Bay City)
WOOD TV-8 (NBC - Grand Rapids)
WOOD NewsRadio 1300 AM (Grand Rapids)

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