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      Home/Elections/2006/US House/Michigan/MI-05
      2006·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Dale E Kildee
      72.9%176,171 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Eric J Klammer
      25.2%60,967 votes
      Margin
      D+47.7
      241,691 total votes
      4 candidates241,691 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Dale E KildeeDEM✓
      		DEM176,17172.9%
      Eric J KlammerREP
      		REP60,96725.2%
      Ken MatheniaGRN
      		GRN2,2940.9%
      Steve Samoranski IILIB
      		LIB2,2590.9%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+27.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.8
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202435.8%62.8%R+27.0422,614
      202037.1%61.2%R+24.2405,836
      201634.6%60.0%R+25.4347,875
      201245.7%54.3%R+8.5339,723
      200849.2%48.7%D+0.5366,295

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2024
      Tim WalbergREP
      R+32.9
      2022
      Tim WalbergREP
      R+27.4
      Redistricted
      2020
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+12.7
      2018
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+23.6
      2016
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+26.1
      2014
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+35.5
      2012
      Daniel T KildeeDEM
      D+33.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+8.7
      2008
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+43.4
      2004
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+35.9
      2002
      Dale E KildeeDEM
      D+91.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      James A BarciaDEM
      D+50.4
      1998
      James A BarciaDEM
      D+44.1
      1996
      James A BarciaDEM
      D+41.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      Dale E KildeeDEM
      Record22W-0L
      Avg MarginD+39.0
      Career1968-2010
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Eric J KlammerREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2006-2006
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ken MatheniaGRN
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2006-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Steve Samoranski IILIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2006-2006
      US House
      Full profile →

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