2018 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 2018
Debbie Stabenow DEM +6.5 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 4,237,271
- Margin
- 6.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Stabenow Won | DEM | 2,214,478 | 52.26% | |
| John James | REP | 1,938,818 | 45.76% | |
| Marcia Squier | GRE | 40,204 | 0.95% | |
| George E. Huffman | UST | 27,251 | 0.64% | |
| John Howard Wilhelm | NLP | 16,502 | 0.39% | |
| Tom Bagwell | W | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Valerie Willis | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Tim Yow | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,237,271 | |||
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 2018 Michigan Senate race?
Debbie Stabenow (DEM) won with 52.3% of the vote, ahead of John James (45.8%), a margin of 6.5 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Michigan Senate race?
4,237,271 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.