2012 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 2012
Debbie Stabenow DEM +20.8 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 4,652,918
- Margin
- 20.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MI
- D+9.5same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Stabenow Won | DEM | 2,735,826 | 58.80% | |
| Pete Hoekstra | REP | 1,767,386 | 37.98% | |
| Scott Avery Boman | LIB | 84,480 | 1.82% | |
| Harley G. Mikkelson | GRE | 27,890 | 0.60% | |
| Richard A. Matkin | UST | 26,038 | 0.56% | |
| John D. Litle | NLP | 11,229 | 0.24% | |
| Amitabh Ghosh | W | 48 | 0.00% | |
| Daniel Holloway | W | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Raymond O'Donnell | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Katherine Houston | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,652,918 | |||
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 2012 Michigan Senate race?
Debbie Stabenow (DEM) won with 58.8% of the vote, ahead of Pete Hoekstra (38.0%), a margin of 20.8 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Michigan Senate race?
4,652,918 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.