Rick Snyder, Governor

Rick Snyder

Governor
Born
August 19, 1958
Current age
67
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2010–2014
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Snyder3.5M
Opponents2.8M
2
Elections run

Between 2010 and 2014, Rick Snyder ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Snyder's biggest single-election total was 1,874,834 votes, in the 2010 governor election in Michigan. Snyder's closest win came in the 2014 governor election in Michigan, decided by 128,130 votes.

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How many votes has Rick Snyder received?

Rick Snyder has received 3,479,868 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Rick Snyder’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014GovernorMichiganWon1,605,03450.92%Mark Schauer
2010GovernorMichiganWon1,874,83458.11%Virg Bernero
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q887111). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rick Snyder: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rick-snyder. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.