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2010 election for Michigan Senate District 26

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

David Robertson (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Paula Zelenko (D) by 15.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

David RobertsonRepublican · winner
57.8%49,700
42.2%36,231
85,931 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+38.51998D+11.72002D+22.62006R+15.72010R+26.62014R+16.62018

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