Editing Michigan Republican Party (section)

==History==
Republicans have been elected to the [[List of governors of Michigan|governorship of Michigan]] in 27 of 48 gubernatorial elections. The first was [[Kingsley S. Bingham]] in 1855, and the most recent is [[Rick Snyder]], who was elected in [[2010 Michigan gubernatorial election|2010]], and then re-elected in [[2014 Michigan gubernatorial election|2014]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

After President [[Richard Nixon]] resigned due to the [[Watergate scandal]], Vice President [[Gerald Ford]] became the 38th President of the United States. Ford grew up in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan from 1949 to 1973.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Following the 2016 election and [[Reince Priebus]]' selection to be [[White House Chief of Staff]], Michigan Republican Party Chairman [[Ronna Romney McDaniel]] became Chairwoman of the [[Republican National Committee]]. Then-President-elect Trump recommended McDaniel in December 2016 to replace Priebus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 14, 2016 |title=Trump names Michigan's Ronna Romney McDaniel RNC chair |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/14/donald-trump-ronna-romney-mcdaniel/95441190 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |work=Detroit Free Press |language=en}}</ref> She was officially elected as RNC chair on January 19, 2017, becoming the second woman to hold the post in RNC history, after [[Mary Louise Smith (politician)|Mary Louise Smith]].<ref name="POLITICO"/>

After [[Joe Biden]] won the [[2020 United States presidential election in Michigan|2020 presidential election in Michigan]] and [[Donald Trump]] refused to concede, the Michigan Republican Party pushed false claims of fraud and sought to overturn the election results.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Mack |first=Julie |date=November 22, 2020 |title=6 reasons that allegations of Michigan election fraud defy common sense |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/11/5-reasons-that-allegations-of-michigan-election-fraud-defy-common-sense.html |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Oosting |first=Jonathan |date=December 9, 2020 |title='I am certainly not dead!' Living voters contradict Michigan GOP fraud claims |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/i-am-certainly-not-dead-living-voters-contradict-michigan-gop-fraud-claims |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=bridgemi.com}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Boucher|first=Dave|title=McDaniel claims election misconduct in Michigan, elsewhere, but doesn't present proof|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/06/mcdaniel-claims-election-misconduct-michigan-without-presenting-proof/6185731002/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2021, the Michigan Republican Party sought to replace GOP member Aaron Van Langevelde on the Michigan Board of Canvassers; he had previously voted to certify the Michigan election results in favor of Biden.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Mauger|first1=Craig|last2=LeBlanc|first2=Beth|title=Michigan Republicans seek to replace GOP canvasser who certified election|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/18/michigan-republicans-seek-replace-canvasser-who-certified-election/4202195001/|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=The Detroit News|language=en-US}}</ref> One of the candidates that the Michigan Republican Party sought to nominate to that position was Linda Lee Tarver, who had been involved in efforts to overturn the election results.<ref name=":0"/>

According to the [[Associated Press]], since Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election and Michigan swinging back to the Democrats, the Michigan GOP have taken a hard right-wing turn. The shift has altered the once moderate character of the state GOP and has instead embraced more right-wing elements.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Beaumont |first1=Thomas |last2=Eggert |first2=David |name-list-style=and |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing |url=https://apnews.com/article/michigan-gop-embraces-right-wing-d5e0b7626e0adaf07e6edf088e25e043 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |website=AP News}}</ref> In 2021, the executive director of the Michigan GOP resigned after he declined to say that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump; delegates in the Michigan GOP had called for him to be fired for his remarks.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Boucher |first1=Dave |last2=Hendrickson |first2=Clara |name-list-style=and |date=July 14, 2021 |title=Michigan GOP executive who blamed Trump for election loss resigns leadership post |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/14/michigan-gop-executive-jason-roe-resigns/7966882002/ |access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Increasing internal divisions within the Michigan Republican Party led to a violent physical brawl at a state committee meeting in 2023, during which one party activist allegedly kicked a committee member in the groin and broke his rib.<ref name="brawl">{{cite magazine |last=Wade |first=Peter |date=July 9, 2023 |title='He Kicked Me in My Balls.' Fight at Michigan GOP Meeting Turns Physical: Report |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kicked-in-balls-fight-michigan-gop-1234785273/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>