MI-7

Name: MI-7 Election 2018
Start: 2018-11-03
Location: Michigan

Michigan — U.S. House District 7

Nov 3, 2018Michigan2 candidates

Challengers

Tim Walberg

(R)Won

Republican U.S. Representative for Michigan's 5th district; first elected to Congress in 2006 and currently the longest-tenured member of the Michigan delegation.

Vote share53.8%

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Gretchen Driskell

(D)Lost

Democratic politician from Michigan; former State Representative and the first female mayor of Saline.

Vote share46.2%

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

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Election History

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2022

2020

2018

2026

Tom Barrett(R)N/A

William Lawrence(D)N/A

2024

Tom Barrett(R)50.3%

Curtis Hertel(D)46.6%

L. Rachel Dailey(L)3.2%

2022

Elissa Slotkin(D)51.7%

Tom Barrett(R)46.3%

Leah R Dailey(L)2.0%

2020

Tim Walberg(R)58.8%

Gretchen D Driskell(D)41.2%

2018

Tim Walberg(R)53.8%

Gretchen Driskell(D)46.2%

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.

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