2006Final results
2006 election for Michigan Senate District 7
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Bruce Patterson (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Slavens (D) by 3.0 points.
Bruce PattersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%59,647
Mark SlavensDemocrat
48.5%56,156
115,803 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET