Nov 4, 2008
Michigan Senator Carl Levin easily won re-election in 2008 over Republican challenger Jack Hoogendyk.
Two Republican incumbents in the House of Representatives were defeated in Michigan. In the 7th District Mark Schauer (pictured left) defeated incumbent Tim Walberg, and in the 9th District Gary Peters defeated incumbent Joseph Knollenberg.
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow is up for re-election in 2012, and the next Michigan Gubanatorial Election is in 2010.
Barack Obama won Michigan's 17 electoral votes. Michigan also voted to allow medical marijuana and stem cell research.
| Michigan Senate II | ||
| Carl Levin Incumbent (63%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jack Hoogendyk (REP - 34%); Scotty Boman (LIB); Harley Mikkelson (GRN); Mike Nikitin (UST) | ||
| Michigan 1st District | ||
| Bart Stupak Incumbent (65%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tom Casperson (REP - 33%); Dan Grow (LIB); Jean Treacy (SOC); Joshua Warren (UST) | ||
| Michigan 2nd District | ||
| Peter Hoekstra Incumbent (62%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Fred Johnson (DFL - 35%); Dan Johnson (LIB); Ron Graeser (UST) | ||
| Michigan 3rd District | ||
| Vernon Ehlers Incumbent (61%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Henry Sanchez (DFL - 35%); Erwin Haas (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 4th District | ||
| Dave Camp Incumbent (62%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Andrew Concannon (DFL - 36%); Allitta Hren (LIB); John Emerick (UST) | ||
| Michigan 5th District | ||
| Dale E Kildee Incumbent (70%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Matt Sawicki (REP - 27%); Ken Mathenia (GRN); Leonard Schwartz (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 6th District | ||
| Fred Upton Incumbent (59%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Don Cooney (DFL - 39%); Edward Pinkney (GRN); Greg Merle (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 7th District | ||
| Mark Schauer (49%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tim Walberg (REP Incumbent - 46%); Lynn Meadows (GRN); Ken Proctor (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 8th District | ||
| Mike Rogers Incumbent (57%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Bob Alexander (DFL - 40%); Aaron Stuttman (GRN); Will Tyler White (LIB); George Zimmer (UST) | ||
| Michigan 9th District | ||
| Gary Peters (52%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Joseph Knollenberg (REP Incumbent - 43%); Jack Kevorkian (IND); Adam Goodman (LIB); Doug Campbell (GRN) | ||
| Michigan 10th District | ||
| Candice Miller Incumbent (66%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Robert Denison (DFL - 31%); Candace Caveny (GRN); Neil Stephenson (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 11th District | ||
| Thad McCotter Incumbent (51%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Joseph Larkin (DFL - 45%); Ted McAvoy (IND); Erik Shelley (GRN); John Tatar (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 12th District | ||
| Sander M Levin Incumbent (72%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Bert Copple (REP - 24%); Bill Opalicky (GRN); John Vico (LIB); Les Townsend (UST) | ||
| Michigan 13th District | ||
| Carolyn C Kilpatrick Incumbent (74%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Edward Gubics (REP - 19%); George Corsetti (GRN); Greg Creswell (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 14th District | ||
| John Conyers Incumbent DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Clyde Shabazz (GRN); Rick Secula (LIB) | ||
| Michigan 15th District | ||
| John D Dingell Incumbent (71%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Lynch (REP - 25%); Aimee Smith (GRN); Greg Stempfle (LIB) | ||