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1990 Senate elections · Michigan history

Michigan U.S. Senate election 1990

Carl Levin DEM +16.3 · Class II seat · held 11/6/90

Votes counted
2,560,494
Margin
16.3 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/6/90

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Carl Levin WonDEM1,471,75357.48%
Bill SchuetteREP1,055,69541.23%
Susan FarquharOTH32,7961.28%
Write-in—2500.01%
Total2,560,494

Official source: data

Other Michigan Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IElissa Slotkin0.3
2020Class IIGary C. Peters1.7
2018Class IDebbie Stabenow6.5
2014Class IIGary C. Peters13.3
2012Class IDebbie Stabenow20.8
2008Class IICarl Levin28.8
2006Class IDebbie Stabenow15.7
2002Class IICarl Levin22.7
2000Class IDebbie Stabenow1.6
1996Class IICarl Levin18.5
1994Class ISpencer Abraham9.1
1990Class IICarl Levin16.3

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1990 Michigan Senate race?

Carl Levin (DEM) won with 57.5% of the vote, ahead of Bill Schuette (41.2%), a margin of 16.3 points.

Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 1990?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1990 Michigan Senate race?

2,560,494 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.