1994 United States Senate election in Michigan

1994 United States Senate election in Michigan
November 8, 1994
 
Nominee Spencer Abraham Bob Carr
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,578,770 1,300,960
Percentage 51.88% 42.75%
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

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 and so far only 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 2024, this was the last time that a Republican was elected to a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.

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