2020 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 2020
Gary C. Peters DEM +1.7 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 5,479,720
- Margin
- 1.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MI
- D+2.8same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary C. Peters Won | DEM | 2,734,568 | 49.90% | |
| John James | REP | 2,642,233 | 48.22% | |
| Valerie Willis | UST | 50,597 | 0.92% | |
| Marcia Squier | GRE | 39,217 | 0.72% | |
| Doug Dern | NLP | 13,093 | 0.24% | |
| Leonard Paul Gadzinski | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Robert William Carr | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,479,720 | |||
Official source: 2020GEN_CENR.html
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 2020 Michigan Senate race?
Gary C. Peters (DEM) won with 49.9% of the vote, ahead of John James (48.2%), a margin of 1.7 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Michigan Senate race?
5,479,720 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.