1996 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 1996
Carl Levin DEM +18.5 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 3,762,575
- Margin
- 18.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MI
- D+13.2same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Levin Won | DEM | 2,195,738 | 58.36% | |
| Ronna Romney | REP | 1,500,106 | 39.87% | |
| Kenneth L. Proctor | LIB | 36,911 | 0.98% | |
| William Roundtree | OTH | 12,235 | 0.33% | |
| Joseph S. Mattingly | NLP | 11,306 | 0.30% | |
| Martin P. McLaughlin | SEP | 5,975 | 0.16% | |
| Write-in | — | 304 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 3,762,575 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
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 1996 Michigan Senate race?
Carl Levin (DEM) won with 58.4% of the vote, ahead of Ronna Romney (39.9%), a margin of 18.5 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Michigan Senate race?
3,762,575 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.