Biography
Leadership: Policy Committee Chairman
Political Highlights: Ingham County Commission, 1975-78; Mich. House, 1979-91; Mich. Senate, 1991-94; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1994; Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, 1994; U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2001
Born: April 29, 1950; Clare, Mich.
Residence: Lansing
Religion: United Methodist
Family: Divorced; two children
Education: Michigan State U., B.A. 1972; Michigan State U., M.S.W. 1975
Elected: 2000
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry; Budget; Environment & Public Works (Clean Air, Climate, & Nuclear Safety; Fisheries, Wildlife & Water; Transportation & Infrastructure); Finance (Health Care - Chairwoman; International Trade, Customs & Global Competitiveness; Taxation & IRS Oversight); Joint Taxation
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House Seniority: 13th ranked Senate Democrat
Twitter: 149,648 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Dick Chrysler (R)
Doug MacDonald (LIBERT)
Patricia Allen (NL)
Votes
141,086
115,836
3,811
1,679
%
53.8%
44.1%
1.5%
0.6%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Susan Munsell (R)
John Mangopoulos (REF)
Ben Steele (LIBERT)
Patricia Allen (NL)
Votes
125,169
84,254
4,654
2,750
1,213
%
57.4%
38.6%
2.1%
1.3%
0.6%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Spencer Abraham (R)
Matthew Abel (GREEN)
Michael Corliss (LIBERT)
Mark Forton (REF)
John Mangopoulos (USTAX)
William Quarton (NL)
Votes
2,061,952
1,994,693
37,542
29,966
26,274
11,628
5,630
%
49.5%
47.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Mike Bouchard (R)
David Sole (GREEN)
W. Fitzsimons (USTAX)
Leonard Schwartz (LIBERT)
Votes
2,151,278
1,559,597
23,890
18,341
18,341
%
57.0%
41.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Peter Hoekstra (R)
Scotty Boman (LIBERT)
Harley Mikkelson (GREEN)
Richard Matkin (USTAX)
John Litle (NL)
Amitabh Ghosh (WRI)
Daniel Holloway (WRI)
Raymond O'Donnell (WRI)
Katherine Houston (WRI)
Votes
2,735,826
1,767,386
84,480
27,890
26,038
11,229
48
10
7
4
%
58.8%
38.0%
1.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%