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United States Senate elections in Michigan, 2012
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is May 15, 2012. The primary elections will be held on August 7, 2012.
The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Debbie Stabenow (D). First elected in 2000, Stabenow is running for re-election in 2012.
Candidates
Democratic Primary
- Debbie Stabenow: Incumbent[1]
Republican primary
- Scott Boman: Former Libertarian candidate for Senate[2]
- Clark Durant: Independent school network founder[1]
- Gary Glenn: President of the American Family Association of Michigan[1]
- Randy Hekman: Former Kent County probate judge[1]
- Pete Hoekstra: Former U.S. Representative[1]
- Peter Konetchy: Businessman[1]
- Chuck Marino: Founder of National Building Inspections[3]
- Rick Wilson: Former auto industry manager[3]
- Withdrawn
- Chad Dewey (Endorses Scotty Boman[4])
Race rating
Cook Political Report
Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: [5]
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Solid Democratic
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Tossup |
Lean Republican
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| Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Michigan Senate | |
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| Month | Rating |
| March 22, 2012[6] | |
| March 1, 2012[7] | |
| January 26, 2012[8] | |
| December 22, 2011[9] | |
| December 1, 2011[10] | |
Election history
2008
On November 4, 2008, Carl Levin won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jack Hoogendyk, Jr. (R), Scotty Boman (L), Harley G. Mikkelson (G), Michael N. Nikitin (U.S. Taxpayers Party), and Doug Dern (Natural Law) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. Senate General Election, Michigan, 2008 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carl Levin Incumbent |
62.7% | 3,038,386 | |
| Republican | Jack Hoogendyk, Jr. | 33.8% | 1,641,070 | |
| Libertarian | Scotty Boman | 1.6% | 76,347 | |
| Green | Harley G. Mikkelson | 0.9% | 43,440 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers Party | Michael N. Nikitin | 0.6% | 30,827 | |
| Natural Law | Doug Dern | 0.4% | 18,550 | |
| Total Votes | 4,848,620 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Debbie Stabenow won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Michael Bouchard (R), Leonard Schwartz (L), David Sole (G), W. Dennis FitzSimons (U.S. Taxpayers Party), Bret McAtee (Write-In) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. Senate General Election, Michigan, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Debbie Stabenow Incumbent |
56.9% | 2,151,278 | |
| Republican | Michael Bouchard | 41.3% | 1,559,597 | |
| Libertarian | Leonard Schwartz | 0.7% | 27,012 | |
| Green | David Sole | 0.6% | 23,890 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | W. Dennis FitzSimons | 0.5% | 18,341 | |
| Write-In | Bret McAtee | 0% | 24 | |
| Total Votes | 3,780,142 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Grand Rapids Press "U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow beats Republican Pete Hoekstra by 10 points, says Dem-sponsored poll," Accessed January 5, 2012
- ↑ Scotty Boman campaign website Accessed January 5, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Central Michigan life "CMU to host Republican U.S. Senate debate on Jan. 14," Accessed January 5, 2012
- ↑ Chad Dewey campaign website "My endorsement for the Michigan U.S. Senate race – Scotty Boman," Accessed January 5, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
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