1994 United States Senate election in Michigan

none 1994 Michigan Senate election March 2026 September 2023 1994 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1988 United States Senate election in Michigan 1988 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan 2000 November 8, 1994 150x150px Sen. Spencer Abraham.jpg Spencer Abraham Republican Party (United States) 1,578,770 51.88% Bob Carr-103rd Congress (1993).jpeg Bob Carr Democratic Party (United States) 1,300,960 42.75% 1994 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg County resultsAbraham: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Carr: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% 300px U.S. Senator Don Riegle Democratic Party (United States) Spencer Abraham Republican Party (United States) The 1994 United States Senate election in Michigan was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Senator Don Riegle decided not run for re-election. Spencer Abraham won the open seat, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan since Robert P. Griffin in 1972 and the first to win the state's Class I seat since Charles E. Potter in 1952. As of 2026, this was the last time that a Republican was elected to a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. Background Riegle, a three term incumbent, was considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats in the 1994 mid-term elections, due to the unpopularity of President Bill Clintonhttps://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/27/us/senate-democrats-see-re-election-perils-in-94.html?pagewanted=all Senate Democrats See Re-election Perils in '94 Richard L. Berke New York Times July 27, 1993 October 17, 2017 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.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-29-mn-40330-story.html Riegle Is 3rd Keating Case Senator to Not Seek Office September 29, 1993 October 17, 2017 William J. Eaton Los Angeles Times Democratic primary Candidates William Brodhead, former U.S. Representative from Detroit Bob Carr, U.S. Representative from East Lansing Joel Ferguson, businessman and member of the Democratic National Committee John F. Kelly, State Senator from Grosse Pointe Woods Carl Marlinga, Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney Lana Pollack, State Senator from Ann Arbor Declined Donald W. Riegle, incumbent Senator since 1977 Results 1994 Democratic U.S. Senate primary MI US Senate- D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=241408 OurCampaigns.com 9 Mar 2022 2 Jan 2019 Bob Carr Democratic Party (US) 157,585 24.02% Lana Pollack Democratic Party (US) 151,323 23.06% Joel Ferguson Democratic Party (US) 130,125 19.83% William Brodhead Democratic Party (US) 94,601 14.42% John F. Kelly Democratic Party (US) 71,964 10.97% Carl Marlinga Democratic Party (US) 50,329 7.67% 271 0.04% 656,198 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Spencer Abraham, former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party Ronna Romney, conservative radio talk show host Campaign The Republican primary campaign amicably divided the Romney family. Though Ronna Romney had divorced Scott Romney two years prior, Scott's brother Mitt Romney (also a candidate for the United States Senate in Massachusetts) returned to Michigan to campaign for her.https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2012/07/26/mitt-romney-stuck-in-family-political-drama-on-this-date-18-years-ago/ Mitt Romney stuck in family political drama on this date 18 years ago 26 Jul 2012 Boston.com 9 Mar 2022 en-US26 Jul 1994 Romney to stump for former in-law; His father backs rival Mich. hopeful https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8289470.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130517193204/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8289470.html HighBeam Research subscription usurped Boston, MA The Boston Globe 17 May 2013 Scott and Mitt's father George W. Romney, the former Governor of Michigan, endorsed Abraham, having promised Abraham the endorsement prior to her candidacy.https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2011/11/a-complicated-romney-family-041031 A complicated Romney family POLITICO 9 Mar 2022 en Her daughter, the future Chairman of the Republican National Committee Ronna Romney McDaniel, volunteered as a driver during her campaign.https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/carol-cain/2015/08/23/latest-romney-politics-candidate/32049247/ Latest Romney in politics is not a candidate Detroit Free Press 9 Mar 2022 en Results 1994 Republican U.S. Senate primary MI US Senate- R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=241409 OurCampaigns.com 9 Mar 2022 2 Jan 2019 Spencer Abraham Republican Party (US) 292,399 51.95% Ronna Romney Republican Party (US) 270,304 48.02% 202 0.04% 562,905 100.00% General election Candidates Spencer Abraham, former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party (Republican) Bob Carr, U.S. Representative from East Lansing (Democratic) Jon Coon (Libertarian) William Roundtree (Workers' World) Chris Wege (Natural Law) Results 1994 United States Senate election in MichiganParker Randy May 27, 2003 Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3445 Our CampaignsClerk of the United States House of Representatives STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1994 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1994election/ United States House of Representatives 16 November 2020 17,19 PDF Republican Party (United States) Spencer Abraham 1,578,770 51.88% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Carr 1,300,960 42.75% Libertarian Party (United States) Jon Coon 128,393 4.22% Workers World Party William Roundtree 20,010 0.66% Natural Law Party (United States) Chris Wege 14,746 0.48% 506 0.02% 3,043,385 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also Politics of the United States 1994 United States Senate elections References 30em 1994 Michigan United States Senate election