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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan Senate District 4

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Samuel Thomas III (D) won with 96.1% of the vote, defeating Karen Mastney Fobbs (R) by 92.2 points.

Samuel Thomas IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.1%55,163
3.9%2,246
57,409 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+91.31994D+93.01998D+91.42002D+92.22006D+92.42010D+63.82014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET