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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Michigan/MI-15
      2008·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 15 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      John D Dingell
      70.7%231,784 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John J Lynch
      24.9%81,802 votes
      Margin
      D+45.8
      327,827 total votes
      5 candidates327,827 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John D DingellDEM✓
      		DEM231,78470.7%
      John J LynchREP
      		REP81,80224.9%
      Aimee SmithGRN
      		GRN7,0822.2%
      Gregory Scott StempfleLIB
      		LIB4,0021.2%
      James H WagnerOTH
      		OTH3,1571.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2010
      John D DingellDEM
      D+16.7
      2006
      John D DingellDEM
      D+88.0
      2004
      John D DingellDEM
      D+44.4
      2002
      John D DingellDEM
      D+46.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+79.5
      1998
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+76.6
      1996
      Carolyn C KilpatrickDEM
      D+78.5
      1994
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+70.0
      1992
      Barbara-Rose CollinsDEM
      D+63.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      William D FordDEM
      D+24.6
      1988
      William D FordDEM
      D+29.1
      1986
      William D FordDEM
      D+51.0
      1984
      William D FordDEM
      D+19.9
      1982
      William D FordDEM
      D+46.8
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      John J LynchDEM
      Record13W-6L
      Avg MarginD+49.1
      Career1970-2010
      Governor / State House / US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      John D DingellDEM
      Record19W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Gregory Scott StempfleLIB
      Record0W-7L
      Avg MarginD+11.4
      Career1998-2020
      State House / US House
      Full profile →
      Aimee SmithGRN
      Record0W-3L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2006-2010
      US House
      Full profile →
      James H WagnerOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →

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