2006Final results
2006 election for Michigan Senate District 9
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Dennis Olshove (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Jeremy Nielson (R) by 36.6 points.
Dennis OlshoveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%60,769
Jeremy NielsonRepublican
29.8%27,294
James AllisonLibertarian
2.4%2,158
Richard T. KuszmarGreen
1.4%1,300
91,521 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
The candidates
Dennis Olshove (D)Jeremy Nielson (R)
Also on the ballot: James Allison (Libertarian), 2.4%; Richard T. Kuszmar (Green), 1.4%