1976 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 1976
Donald Wayne Riegle DEM +5.6 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 3,490,412
- Margin
- 5.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MI
- R+5.4same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Wayne Riegle Won | DEM | 1,831,031 | 52.46% | |
| Marvin L. Esch | REP | 1,635,087 | 46.85% | |
| Bette Erwin | LIB | 8,842 | 0.25% | |
| Theodore G. Albert | HRP | 7,281 | 0.21% | |
| Paula L. Reimers | SWP | 3,399 | 0.10% | |
| Frank Girard | SLP | 2,554 | 0.07% | |
| Peter A. Signorelli | LAB | 2,218 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 3,490,412 | |||
Official source: data
Other Michigan Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Elissa Slotkin | 0.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Gary C. Peters | 1.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Class II | Gary C. Peters | 13.3 |
| 2012 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 20.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | Carl Levin | 28.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 15.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Carl Levin | 22.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 1.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Carl Levin | 18.5 |
| 1994 | Class I | Spencer Abraham | 9.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Carl Levin | 16.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Michigan Senate race?
Donald Wayne Riegle (DEM) won with 52.5% of the vote, ahead of Marvin L. Esch (46.8%), a margin of 5.6 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Michigan Senate race?
3,490,412 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.