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Elections / 2018 · Senate · MI

The Democratic candidate won Michigan's Senate seat D+6.5.

Michigan, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Michigan — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,214,478
52.3%
Republican (R)
1,938,818
45.8%
All others
83,957
2.0%
Margin
D+6.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Debbie StabenowDDemocrat2,214,47852.3%
John JamesRRepublican1,938,81845.8%
Marcia SquierOGreen40,2040.9%
George E. Huffman IIIOUs Taxpayers27,2510.6%
John Howard WilhelmONatural Law16,5020.4%
2018 presidential election
Michigan, 2018
DemocraticD+6.5
2018 presidential margin by county for Michigan — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Michigan — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.WAYNE, MI · D+40.1OAKLAND, MI · D+13.7MACOMB, MI · D+1.8KENT, MI · D+0.3WASHTENAW, MI · D+43.8GENESEE, MI · D+16.2OTTAWA, MI · R+27.0INGHAM, MI · D+32.8KALAMAZOO, MI · D+17.0LIVINGSTON, MI · R+21.2SAGINAW, MI · D+4.5MUSKEGON, MI · D+7.5ST. CLAIR, MI · R+16.0BERRIEN, MI · R+9.5MONROE, MI · R+11.3JACKSON, MI · R+12.6EATON, MI · D+4.7CALHOUN, MI · R+6.4ALLEGAN, MI · R+22.0GRAND TRAVERSE, MI · R+4.4BAY, MI · R+0.5LENAWEE, MI · R+12.3LAPEER, MI · R+24.9MIDLAND, MI · R+15.0CLINTON, MI · R+3.7MARQUETTE, MI · D+15.4SHIAWASSEE, MI · R+9.5VAN BUREN, MI · R+7.4BARRY, MI · R+23.9IONIA, MI · R+19.3MONTCALM, MI · R+22.0ISABELLA, MI · D+3.4TUSCOLA, MI · R+23.8ST. JOSEPH, MI · R+25.5NEWAYGO, MI · R+29.7CASS, MI · R+24.3EMMET, MI · R+12.6HILLSDALE, MI · R+37.1SANILAC, MI · R+31.9DELTA, MI · R+13.8MECOSTA, MI · R+16.3BRANCH, MI · R+29.8HOUGHTON, MI · R+6.8GRATIOT, MI · R+16.9LEELANAU, MI · D+3.1WEXFORD, MI · R+28.0CHIPPEWA, MI · R+13.3MASON, MI · R+14.0HURON, MI · R+23.6CHARLEVOIX, MI · R+16.0ALPENA, MI · R+15.0ANTRIM, MI · R+20.8CHEBOYGAN, MI · R+20.4CLARE, MI · R+21.4ROSCOMMON, MI · R+18.8MANISTEE, MI · R+8.0IOSCO, MI · R+16.6DICKINSON, MI · R+24.8OTSEGO, MI · R+27.6GLADWIN, MI · R+22.2OCEANA, MI · R+19.1BENZIE, MI · R+6.1OSCEOLA, MI · R+34.6OGEMAW, MI · R+25.4MENOMINEE, MI · R+15.1KALKASKA, MI · R+31.3ARENAC, MI · R+21.0PRESQUE ISLE, MI · R+15.4MISSAUKEE, MI · R+43.7GOGEBIC, MI · D+3.6CRAWFORD, MI · R+23.1MACKINAC, MI · R+17.0ALCONA, MI · R+29.3IRON, MI · R+13.7LAKE, MI · R+14.8MONTMORENCY, MI · R+31.3ALGER, MI · R+6.0SCHOOLCRAFT, MI · R+14.8OSCODA, MI · R+32.0BARAGA, MI · R+14.8ONTONAGON, MI · R+14.0LUCE, MI · R+29.7KEWEENAW, MI · R+8.0
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
Democratic ✓Democratic52.3%2,214,478
RepublicanRepublican45.8%1,938,818
OtherAll other candidates2.0%83,975
D+60
R+60
83 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Michigan's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: +0.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1996+0.3%DR19762024
Michigan's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+5.6%
1978+4.3%
1982+16.9%
1984+4.6%
1988+21.9%
1990+16.3%
1994−9.1%
1996+18.5%
2000+1.6%
2002+22.7%
2006+15.7%
2008+28.8%
2012+20.8%
2014+13.3%
2018+6.5%
2020+1.7%
2024+0.3%