Michigan's 15th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Michigan's 15th congressional district, 1976 to 2010: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Michigan's 15th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2010	John D. Dingell	Democratic	56.8%	16.7
2008	John D. Dingell	Democratic	70.7%	45.8
2006	John D. Dingell	Democratic	88.0%	83.4
2004	John D. Dingell	Democratic	70.9%	44.4
2002	John D. Dingell	Democratic	72.2%	46.5
2000	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	Democratic	88.6%	79.5
1998	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	Democratic	87.0%	76.6
1980	William D. Ford	Democratic	67.6%	36.0
1978	William D. Ford	Democratic	79.6%	60.2
1976	William D. Ford	Democratic	74.0%	49.3

2010

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	118,336	56.81%
Rob Steele	REP	83,488	40.08%
Aimee Smith	GRE	2,686	1.29%
Kerry Lee Morgan	LIB	1,969	0.95%
Matthew Furman	UST	1,821	0.87%
Louis Czako	W	9	0.00%
Total		208,309

2008

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	231,784	70.70%
John J. Lynch	REP	81,802	24.95%
Aimee Smith	GRE	7,082	2.16%
Gregory S. Stempfle	LIB	4,002	1.22%
James H. Wagner	UST	3,157	0.96%
Total		327,827

2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John D. Dingell Won	DEM	181,946	87.95%
Aimee Smith	GRE	9,447	4.57%
Gregory S. Stempfle	LIB	8,410	4.07%
Robert F. Czak	UST	7,064	3.42%
Mario Fundarski	W	1	0.00%
Total		206,868

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Michigan's 15th congressional district?

John D. Dingell won in 2010 by 16.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.