DETROIT – Election officials say fewer people participated in Michigan's general election than four years ago.
The secretary of state's office reports that about 3.2 million votes were cast Tuesday. That's about 83,000 fewer than in the 2010 midterm election.
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Voter turnout was 41.6 percent of the voting-age population, down from 42.9 percent four years ago. It was the lowest turnout on a percentage basis since 1990.
Democrats' efforts to improve their chances targeting people who vote in presidential races but not midterm elections proved to be bust.
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder won re-election Tuesday by 4 percentage points in a successful night for the GOP. The lone bright spot for Democrats was Gary Peters, who won a U.S. Senate seat by 13 points.