2008 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 2008
Carl Levin DEM +28.8 · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 4,848,620
- Margin
- 28.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MI
- D+16.5same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Levin Won | DEM | 3,038,386 | 62.67% | |
| Jacob W. Hoogendyk Jr. | REP | 1,641,070 | 33.85% | |
| Scott Avery Boman | LIB | 76,347 | 1.58% | |
| Harley G. Mikkelson | GRE | 43,440 | 0.90% | |
| Michael N. Nikitin | UST | 30,827 | 0.64% | |
| Doug Dern | NLP | 18,550 | 0.38% | |
| Total | 4,848,620 | |||
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 2008 Michigan Senate race?
Carl Levin (DEM) won with 62.7% of the vote, ahead of Jacob W. Hoogendyk Jr. (33.8%), a margin of 28.8 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 2008?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Michigan Senate race?
4,848,620 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.