Elections / 2020 · Senate · MI
The Democratic candidate won Michigan's Senate seat D+1.7.
Michigan, 2020. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Michigan — 2020 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,734,568
49.9%
Republican (R)
2,642,233
48.2%
All others
102,919
1.9%
Margin
D+1.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2020 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Peters | DDemocrat | 2,734,568 | 49.9% |
| John James | RRepublican | 2,642,233 | 48.2% |
| Valerie L. Willis | OUs Taxpayers | 50,597 | 0.9% |
| Marcia Squier | OGreen | 39,217 | 0.7% |
| Doug Dern | ONatural Law | 13,093 | 0.2% |
| Leonard Paul Gadzinski | OOther | 7 | 0.0% |
| Robert William Carr | OOther | 5 | 0.0% |
Michigan's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | +16.9% |
| 1984 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | +21.9% |
| 1990 | +16.3% |
| 1994 | −9.1% |
| 1996 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | +22.7% |
| 2006 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | +28.8% |
| 2012 | +20.8% |
| 2014 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | +0.3% |