Michigan senate elections 1952-2002

[Dave from Michigan]

year     rep         candidate  total       dem              candidate total

1952  Potter          1,417,032   51.2%      Moody              1,347,705 1  48.7%
1952  Potter          1,428,352   50.6%      Moody              1,383,416     49%
1954  Ferguson     1,049,420   48.9%      McNamara        1,088,550     50.7%
1958  Potter          1,046,963   46%         Hart                 1,216,966   53.5% 
1960  Bentley        1,548,873    48%     McNamara        1,669,179      51.7%
1964  Peterson      1,096,272    35.3%    Hart                  1,996,912   64.3%
1966  Griffin           1,321,222    56%      Williams            1,031,138 2  43.7%
1966  Griffin           1,363,530    55.8%     Williams            1,069,484   43.8%
1970  L. Romney3     858,470   32.8%       Hart                 1,744,716   66.8%
1972  Griffin           1,781,065    52.2%      Kelley              1,577,178    46.2%
1976  Esch             1,635,087    46.8%     Riegle               1,831,031    52.4%
1978  Griffin           1,362,165     47.8%     C Levin4          1,484,193    52.1%
1982  Ruppe          1,223,288    40.8%      Riegle              1,728,793    57.7%
1984  Lousma        1,745,302    47.1%      C. Levin           1,915,831    51.7%
1988  Dunn            1,348,219    38.4%      Riegle              2,116,865    60.3%
1990  Schuette      1,055,695    41.2%     C.  Levin          1,471,753     57.4%
1994  Abraham5     1,578,770    51.8%     Carr                 1,300,960   42.7%
1996  R. Romney6  1,500,106         C. Levin            2,195,738
2000  Abraham      1,994,693          Stabenow        2,061,952


1 special election to fill vacancy
2 special election to fill vacancy
3 Lenore Romney
4 Carl levin (not his brother Sander who ran for governor in the 70's)
5 percentages are correct Libertarian candidate received 4.2% of the vote
6 Ronna Romney


source  Michigan Mannuals 1952-1996  (from the Michigan state archives)
 2000 and  2002  senate elections http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/2000senate.htm
http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2002/senate.htm

[Q]

Who are Lenore and Ronna Romney?

Overall, it's interesting how close a lot of these races have been.  Michigan's long been a pretty divided state, as far as political preferences go.

[WalterMitty]

is 1988 correct?

ronna romney is the late george romney's daughter-in-law (i think)

lenore romeny was george romney's wife (mitt;s mom)

[nini2287]

is 1988 correct?

ronna romney is the late george romney's daughter-in-law (i think)

lenore romeny was george romney's wife (mitt;s mom)

What were Lenore and George smoking when they named their kid Willard Mitt?

[Galactic Overlord]

How did Abraham do so well in 1994?  John Engler's coattails?  It seems Michigan is somewhat tough for a Republican to win statewide as of late.

[Erc]

It was 1994.  'nuff said.

[Dave from Michigan]

is 1988 correct?

ronna romney is the late george romney's daughter-in-law (i think)

lenore romeny was george romney's wife (mitt;s mom)

1988 is fixed  I have to governors results 1950-2002 also

[True Democrat]

Could you post percentages also?

[Cubby]

Michigan is cool but they suck for electing Mormons to office, what the hell are they thinking?

Stabenow and Levin are 2 great Senators though, and Oakland County is a great help to the Democrats at the national level.

Thats a great list 9iron, I wish there were more statistics like that on the web.