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Michigan Department of State - Bureau of Elections
2008 Michigan Congressional and Statewide Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 10/23/07, Presidential Primary: 1/15/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 5/13/08, Independent / New Party Filing Deadline: 7/17/08, Primary write-in Deadline: 7/25/08, Primary: 8/5/08, Write-in Deadline: 10/24/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 22, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 51.2% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Obama Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 57.4%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 41.0%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (NL-CT) 0.7%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.5%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (T-FL) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.2%, |
| Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
Senator, 60.6% in '02, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Carl Levin (D) 62.6%, |
St. Rep. Jacob "Jack" Hoogendyk (R) 33.8%, |
'06 Lt. Gov. nominee Scotty Boman (L) 1.6%, |
| '02 & '04 congressional nominee / retired state employee Harley G. Mikkelson (G) 0.9%, |
| Michael "Mike" Nikitin (T) 0.6%, |
| '02 nominee Douglas P. Dern (NL) 0.4%, |
1st Congressional District, 69.4% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Bart T. Stupak (D) 65.0%, |
St. Rep. Tom Casperson (R) 32.7%, |
univ. instructor Jean Treacy (S, G) 0.8%, |
| Daniel W. Grow (L) 0.8%, |
| '06 nominee Joshua Warren (T) 0.6%, |
2nd Congressional District, 66.5% in '06, 8th term, might run for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| prof./ret. Marine Corps Lieutenant Fred L. Johnson, III (D) 34.8%, |
Peter Hoekstra (R) 62.4%, |
Dan Johnson (L) 1.6%, |
| Dr. Ronald E. Graeser (T) 1.2%, |
3rd Congressional District, 63.1% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman Henry Sanchez (D) 35.4%, |
Vernon J. Ehlers (R) 61.1%, |
Erwin J. Haas (L) 3.5%, |
4th Congressional District, 60.6% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| attorney Andrew D. Concannon (D) 35.7%, |
David "Dave" Lee Camp (R) 61.9%, |
'04 & '06 nominee John W. Emerick (T) 1.2%, |
| '06 candidate Allitta Hren (L) 1.1%, |
5th Congressional District, 72.9% in '06, 16th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Dale E. Kildee (D) 70.4%, |
teacher Matt Sawicki (R) 27.0%, |
'06 Senate nominee / attorney Leonard Schwartz (L) 1.4%, |
| Ken Mathenia (G) 1.3%, |
6th Congressional District, 60.6% in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Commissioner Don Cooney (D) 38.6%, |
Stephen Frederick "Fred" Upton (R) 58.9%, |
Greg Merle (L) 1.5%, |
| Edward Pinkney (G) 1.1%, |
7th Congressional District, 49.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, DCCC Target, |
| St. Sen. Mark Schauer (D) 48.8%, |
Tim Walberg (R) 46.5%, |
'92, '94, '98, '02, '04, '06 nominee / retired auto worker Kenneth L. "Ken" Proctor (L) 1.8%, |
| Lynn Meadows (G) 2.9%, |
| '04 & '06 Democratic nominee / paralegal / organic farmer Sharon Marie Renier (WI), |
8th Congressional District, 55.3% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '04 nominee / prof. Robert D. "Bob" Alexander (D) 40.4%, |
Michael "Mike" J. Rogers (R) 56.4%, |
'04 nominee / musical instrument maker Will Tyler White (L) 1.2%, |
| '06 nominee / massage therapist Aaron Stuttman (G) 1.1%, |
| George Zimmer (T) 1.0%, |
9th Congressional District, 51.6% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, DCCC Target, |
| ex-St. Sen. Gary C. Peters (D) 52.1%, |
Joseph Knollenberg (R) 42.6%, |
Assisted suicide advocate / convicted murderer Jack Kevorkian (I) 2.5%, |
| '06 candidate Adam Goodman (L) 1.4%, |
| enigneer '06 Gov. nominee Doug Campbell (G) 1.4%, |
10th Congressional District, 66.2% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Robert Denison (D) 31.2%, |
Candice S. Miller (R) 66.2%, |
Neil Kiernan Stephenson (L) 1.3%, |
| Candace R. Caveny (G) 1.2%, |
11th Congressional District, 54.1% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| attorney Joseph W. Larkin (D) 45.4%, |
Thaddeus G. "Thad" McCotter (R) 51.4%, |
'06 candidate John J. Tatar (L) 1.7%, |
| Erik Shelley (G) 1.5%, |
| vet. Ted McAvoy (WI), |
12th Congressional District, 70.2% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Sander M. "Sandy" Levin (D) 72.1%, |
pastor Bert Copple (R) 23.9%, |
John Vico (L) 1.5%, |
| Les Townsend (T) 1.3%, |
| William J. Opalicky (G) 1.2%, |
13th Congressional District, 99.99% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) 74.1%, |
Edward J. Gubics (R) 19.1%, |
attorney George Corsetti (G) 4.2%, |
| '06 Gov. nominee Gregory Creswell (L) 2.5%, |
14th Congressional District, 85.3% in '06, 22nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John Conyers Jr. (D) 92.4%, |
No Republican |
Richard J. Secula (L) 3.7%, |
| Clyde Shabazz (G) 3.2%, |
15th Congressional District, 88.0% in '06, 27th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John D. Dingell (D) 70.7%, |
John J. Lynch (R) 24.9%, |
Aimee Smith (G) 2.1%, |
| '06 candidate Gregory Scott Stempfle (L) 1.2%, |
| James Hoyt Wagner (T) 1.0%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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