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The politics team at washingtonpost.com is tracking presidential endorsements made by state legislators in Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Below is a list of endorsements made by legislators in Michigan.

Some state legislators have yet to confirm their support for a candidate. Endorsements will be added as more details become available. If you want to inform us about an endorsement, e-mail us at politicscalendar@washingtonpost.com.

Michigan Endorsement Highlights

Photo of Mitt Romney

Most Endorsements

Mitt Romney

40 (of 65) endorsements

Endorsements of Democratic Candidates

15

Most Endorsements:
Hillary Rodham Clinton

Endorsements of Republican Candidates

50

Most Endorsements:
Mitt Romney

Democratic Endorsements

Joe Biden

0 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

Hillary Rodham Clinton

7 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

  • Lee Gonzales State Representative (D)
  • Ted Hammon State Representative (D)
  • Robert Jones State Representative (D)
  • Gilda Z. Jacobs State Senator (D)
  • Liz Brater State Senator (D)
  • Mark Schauer State Senator (D)
  • Jim Barcia State Senator (D)

Chris Dodd

0 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

John Edwards

4 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

  • Mike Simpson State Representative (D)
  • Doug Bennett State Representative (D)
  • Fred Miller State Representative (D)
  • Raymond E. Basham State Senator (D)

Mike Gravel

0 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

Dennis Kucinich

0 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

Barack Obama

4 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

  • Coleman Young II State Representative (D)
  • Bert Johnson State Representative (D)
  • Aldo Vagnozzi State Representative (D)
  • Hansen Clarke State Senator (D)

Bill Richardson

0 (of 15) of Democratic endorsements

Republican Endorsements

Rudy Giuliani

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Mike Huckabee

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Duncan Hunter

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Alan Keyes

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

John McCain

10 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

  • Glenn Steil Jr. State Representative (R)
  • Kevin Green State Representative (R)
  • Kevin Elsenheimer State Representative (R)
  • David Law State Representative (R)
  • John Pappageorge State Senator (R)
  • Randy Richardville State Senator (R)
  • Wayne Kuipers State Senator (R)
  • Alan L. Cropsey State Senator (R)
  • Michelle McManus State Senator (R)
  • Edward Gaffney State Representative (R)

Sarah Palin

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Ron Paul

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Mitt Romney

40 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

  • Rick Jones State Representative (R)
  • Tom Pearce State Representative (R)
  • Neal Nitz State Representative (R)
  • Tonya Schuitmaker State Representative (R)
  • Philip Pavlov State Representative (R)
  • Richard Ball State Representative (R)
  • Dave Hildenbrand State Representative (R)
  • Fulton Sheen State Representative (R)
  • Kenneth Horn State Representative (R)
  • Tim Moore State Representative (R)
  • Bill Caul State Representative (R)
  • Geoff Hansen State Representative (R)
  • David Palsrok State Representative (R)
  • Darwin Booher State Representative (R)
  • Howard Walker State Representative (R)
  • Tom Casperson State Representative (R)
  • Brian Palmer State Representative (R)
  • John Pastor State Representative (R)
  • Philip LaJoy State Representative (R)
  • Daniel Acciavatti State Representative (R)
  • Kim Meltzer State Representative (R)
  • Chuck Moss State Representative (R)
  • Marty Knollenberg State Representative (R)
  • Fran Amos State Representative (R)
  • John Stakoe State Representative (R)
  • John Garfield State Representative (R)
  • James Marleau State Representative (R)
  • Joe Hune State Representative (R)
  • Bruce Caswell State Representative (R)
  • Rick Shaffer State Representative (R)
  • Jacob Hoogendyk State Representative (R)
  • Bruce Patterson State Senator (R)
  • Alan Sanborn State Senator (R)
  • Nancy Cassis State Senator (R)
  • Cameron Brown State Senator (R)
  • Ron Jelinek State Senator (R)
  • Valde Garcia State Senator (R)
  • Judson Gilbert II State Senator (R)
  • Roger Kahn State Senator (R)
  • Tony Stamas State Senator (R)

Tom Tancredo

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Fred Thompson

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

Tommy Thompson

0 (of 50) of Republican endorsements

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