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Who was the Republican nominee Gretchen defeated in the 2018 election?

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Gretchen Whitmer defeated Bill Schuette, the incumbent Republican Attorney General of Michigan, in the 2018 gubernatorial election. Schuette was the Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 election. Whitmer won by a margin of 9.5%, flipping the state from red to blue and becoming the first female Governor of Michigan.
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