This is the electoral history of Gary Peters. Peters is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the United States Senate in November 2014 after serving three terms in the United States House of Representatives. He is a former member of the Michigan Senate, a former Michigan Lottery Commissioner and was the Democratic Nominee for Michigan Attorney General in 2002.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 53,497 | 65.5% | N/A | |
| Republican | Mike Christie Jr. | 28,201 | 34.5% | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Cox | 1,499,066 | 48.9% | +1.0% | |
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 1,493,866 | 48.7% | -3.4% | |
| Green | Jerry Kaufman | 47,894 | 1.6% | N/A | |
| Constitution | Gerald Van Sickle | 27,186 | 0.9% | N/A | |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 183,311 | 52.1% | +5.9% | |
| Republican | Joe Knollenberg (i) | 150,035 | 42.6% | -9.0% | |
| Independent | Jack Kevorkian | 8,987 | 2.6% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 4,893 | 1.4% | -0.1% | |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 4737 | 1.3% | +0.4% | |
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 125,730 | 49.8% | -2.3% | |
| Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 119,325 | 47.2% | +4.6% | |
| Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 2,601 | 1.0% | +0.4% | |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,484 | 1.0% | +0.3% | |
| Independent | Bob Gray | 1,866 | 0.7% | N/A | |
| Independent | Matthew Kuofie | 644 | 0.3% | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 41,233 | 47.0% | N/A | |
| Democratic | Hansen Clarke | 30,848 | 35.2% | N/A | |
| Democratic | Brenda L. Lawrence | 11,650 | 13.3% | N/A | |
| Democratic | Mary Waters | 2,920 | 3.3% | N/A | |
| Democratic | Bob Costello | 1,027 | 1.2% | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 270,450 | 82.3% | +5.5% | |
| Republican | John Hauler | 51,395 | 15.6% | -3.6% | |
| Libertarian | Leonard Schwartz | 3,968 | 1.2% | 0% | |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,979 | 0.9% | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 1,704,936 | 54.6% | -8.1% | |
| Republican | Terri Lynn Land | 1,290,199 | 41.3% | +7.5% | |
| Libertarian | Jim Fulner | 62,897 | 2.0% | +0.4% | |
| Green | Chris Wahmhoff | 26,137 | 0.9% | 0% | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Richard Matkin | 37,529 | 1.2% | +.6% | |
| Write-Ins | 77 | 0.0% | 0% | ||
| Majority | 414,737 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,121,775 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 2,734,568 | 49.90% | -4.71% | |
| Republican | John James | 2,642,233 | 48.22% | +6.89% | |
| Constitution | Valerie Willis | 50,597 | 0.92% | -0.28% | |
| Green | Marcia Squier | 39,217 | 0.72% | -0.12% | |
| Natural Law | Doug Dern | 13,093 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.00% | ±0.00% | ||
| Majority | 92,355 | 1.68% | -4.7% | ||
| Total votes | 5,479,720 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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