1994 United States Senate election in Michigan

1994 United States Senate election in Michigan

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Nominee Spencer Abraham Bob Carr Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,578,770 1,300,960 Percentage 51.9% 42.8%

County Results Abraham:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Carr:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Senator before election Don Riegle Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham Republican

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The 1994 United States Senate election in Michigan was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Don Riegle decided to retire and not run for re-election. Republican Spencer Abraham won the open seat, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan since 1972. As of 2019, this is the last Senate election in Michigan won by a Republican.

Background

Riegle, a 3-term incumbent, was considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats in the 1994 mid-term elections, due to the unpopularity of President Bill Clinton^[1] and his being involved as a member of the Keating Five, a group of five United States Senators who were accused of corruption. After months of speculation, Riegle announced he would not seek a 4th term in a speech on the Senate floor.^[2]

Candidates

Democratic

• Bob Carr, U.S. Representative

Republican

• Spencer Abraham, Chairman of Michigan Republican Party

Libertarian

• Jon Coon

Workers World

• William Roundtree

Natural Law

• Chris Wege

Results

See also

• Politics of the United States
• 1994 United States Senate elections

References

This page was last edited on 26 September 2019, at 20:09