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      Home/Elections/2012/US Senate/Michigan
      2012·US Senate·Michigan

      Michigan US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Debbie Stabenow
      58.8%2,735,826 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Peter Hoekstra
      38.0%1,767,386 votes
      Margin
      D+20.8
      4,652,918 total votes
      3 candidates4,652,918 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Debbie StabenowDEM✓
      		DEM2,735,82658.8%
      Peter HoekstraREP
      		REP1,767,38638.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH149,7063.2%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Michigan(Class II)

      2024
      Elissa SlotkinDEM
      D+0.3
      2020
      Gary C PetersDEM
      D+1.7
      2018
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+6.5
      2014
      Gary C PetersDEM
      D+13.3
      2008
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+28.8
      2006
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+15.7
      2002
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+22.7
      2000
      Debbie StabenowDEM
      D+1.6
      1996
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+18.5
      1994
      Spencer AbrahamREP
      R+9.1
      1990
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+16.3
      1988
      Donald Riegle Jr.DEM
      D+21.9
      1984
      Carl LevinDEM
      D+4.6
      1982
      Donald Riegle Jr.DEM
      D+16.9
      View all US Senate history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      Debbie StabenowDEM
      Record13W-0L
      Avg MarginD+24.2
      Career1978-2018
      US Senate / US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Peter HoekstraREP
      Record9W-1L
      Avg MarginD+20.8
      Career1992-2012
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →

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