2000 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 2000
Debbie Stabenow DEM +1.6 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 4,167,685
- Margin
- 1.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in MI
- D+5.1same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Stabenow Won | DEM | 2,061,952 | 49.48% | |
| Spencer Abraham | REP | 1,994,693 | 47.86% | |
| Matthew Abel | GRE | 37,542 | 0.90% | |
| Michael R. Corliss | LIB | 29,966 | 0.72% | |
| Mark A. Forton | REF | 26,274 | 0.63% | |
| John S. Mangopoulos | UST | 11,628 | 0.28% | |
| William B. Quarton | NLP | 5,630 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 4,167,685 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 |
Full Michigan Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Michigan Senate race?
Debbie Stabenow (DEM) won with 49.5% of the vote, ahead of Spencer Abraham (47.9%), a margin of 1.6 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 2000?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Michigan Senate race?
4,167,685 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.