Contents
…Graphic 1, Gubernatorial Race U.P.-wide
…Table 1, State and U.P.-wide Votes for Gubernatorial Candidates
…Graphic 2, Comparison of 2018 and 2022 Gubernatorial Races
…Table 2, Comparison of 2018 and 2022 Gubernatorial Elections
…Graphic 3, Gubernatorial Race County-wide image
…Graphic 4, Gubernatorial Race in Menominee area
…Table 3, Table of official election results for Menominee
U.P.-wide Gubernatorial Analysis
Overall, Tudor Dixon with 53% of the vote bested Gretchen Whitmer (45%) in the U.P. Compared to the 2018 race, Tudor slightly strengthened the Republican hold on the UP by gaining 7% more votes.
Gubernatorial Race U.P.-wide
Graphic 1, 2022 Gubernatorial Race U.P.-wide by Precinct
Table 1, State and U.P.-wide Votes for Gubernatorial Candidates
| Party | Candidate | State-Wide Votes | State-wide Percentage | U.P.-wide Votes | U.P-wide Percentage | UP Percentage of State Total Vote |
| Democratic | Whitmer, Gretchen | 2,430,505 | 54.47% | 61,440 | 45.28% | 1.38% |
| Republican | Dixon, Tudor M. | 1,960,635 | 43.94% | 71,609 | 52.77% | 1.60% |
| Libertarian | Buzuma, Mary | 38,800 | 0.87% | 1,337 | 0.99% | 0.03% |
| US Taxpayers | Brandenburg, Donna | 16,246 | 0.36% | 660 | 0.49% | 0.01% |
| Green | Hogan, Kevin | 10,766 | 0.24% | 398 | 0.29% | 0.01% |
| Natural Law | Simpson, Daryl M. | 4,973 | 0.11% | 241 | 0.18% | 0.01% |
| Write-In | Various People | 47 | 0.00% | – | ||
| Total Votes: | 4,461,972 | 135,692 |
Comparison of 2022 and 2018 Gubernatorial Races
This is an image comparison/swipe graphic. The 2018 race is the bottom image and the 2022 race the top image. Move the sliding bar left and right to see how precincts changed between elections. Dixon gained 7% more votes in 2022 which increased her hold on many precincts.
Graphic 2 Comparison of 2022 and 2018 Gubernatorial Races
Table 2, Comparison of 2018 and 2022 Gubernatorial Elections
| Candidate | Precincts Won | Votes | |
| 2018 Election | |||
| Gretchen Whitmer (Dem) | 70 | 29.79% | 60,017 |
| Bill Schuette (Rep) | 165 | 70.21% | 66,820 |
| Total | 235 | 130,479 | |
| 2022 Election | |||
| Gretchen Whitmer (Dem) | 62 | 27.31% | 61,440 |
| Tudor Dixon (Rep) | 165 | 72.69% | 71,609 |
| Totals | 227 | 135,692 |
Summary for Menominee County
The Democratic incumbent, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, won the statewide election. In Menominee County, however, the Republican candidate, Tudor Dixon, received the majority of the votes with 63 percent in her favor. Governor Whitmer won in two precincts in Menominee County, while Tudor Dixon carried 18 others with 53 percent to 83 percent of the vote. For more details please see the graphics and table below. For more details on the state and county elections, please see the Elections Page for Nov 2022.
Graphic 3, Governor’s Race in Menominee County, MI
The mostly red graphics below show how popular with the voters was the candidate who won each precinct . This is based on the percentage of votes they received in that precinct. Red precincts were won by Republican candidates and blue by Democrats.
The mostly green third graphic shows where the Republican candidate received the highest number of votes. In other words their heartland. Menominee’s 20 precincts were divided into five groups based on the largest to smallest number of votes received. These precincts are color coded with the darkest green being where candidates received the most votes and lightest where the received the smallest number. The percentage represents the portion this precinct contributed to the total votes the Republican candidate received.
Source: Menominee County Statement of Votes Cast
Graphic 4, Governor’s Race, Enlargement of Menominee Area
Menominee City and Township were too crowded to see the numbers in the maps above so I enlarged them. The color coding for this graphic is the same as the image above.
Source: Menominee County Statement of Votes Cast
Table 1, Votes by Precinct in the Governor’s Race
| Precinct | Gretchen Whitmer/ Garlin D. Gilchrist II – DEM | Tudor M. Dixon/ Shane Hernandez – REP | Mary Buzuma/ Brian Ellison – LIB | Donna Brandenburg/ Mellissa Carone – UST | Kevin Hogan/ Destiny Clayton – GRN | Daryl M. Simpson/ Doug Dern – NLP | Write-in | Total Votes |
| Cedarville Township, Precinct 1 | 50 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 164 |
| Daggett Township, Precinct 1 | 80 | 214 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
| Faithorn Township, Precinct 1 | 40 | 98 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| Gourley Township, Precinct 1 | 35 | 185 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| Harris Township, Precinct 1 | 193 | 510 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 720 |
| Holmes Township, Precinct 1 | 40 | 141 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| Ingallston Township, Precinct 1 | 165 | 349 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 517 |
| Lake Township, Precinct 1 | 54 | 174 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 232 |
| Mellen Township, Precinct 1 | 132 | 330 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 471 |
| Menominee City, Ward 1, Precinct 1 | 279 | 242 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 539 |
| Menominee City, Ward 2, Precinct 2 | 362 | 338 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 721 |
| Menominee City, Ward 3, Precinct 3 | 338 | 423 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 770 |
| Menominee City, Ward 4, Precinct 4 | 337 | 404 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 761 |
| Menominee Township, Precinct 1 | 339 | 613 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 968 |
| Menominee Township, Precinct 2 | 266 | 429 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 712 |
| Meyer Township, Precinct 1 | 139 | 307 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 462 |
| Nadeau Township, Precinct 1 | 159 | 360 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 527 |
| Spalding Township, Precinct 1 | 192 | 473 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 687 |
| Stephenson City, Precinct 1 | 79 | 219 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 305 |
| Stephenson Township, Precinct 1 | 68 | 208 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| Total | 3,347 | 6,129 | 84 | 67 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 9681 |