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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan's 6th District

U.S. House · Michigan

Fred Upton (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Clements (D) by 15.5 points.

Fred UptonRepublican · winner
55.9%116,801
40.4%84,391
Erwin J. HaasLibertarian
2.6%5,530
1.1%2,254
208,976 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+20.32008R+28.42010R+12.02012R+15.52014R+22.22016R+4.62018

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Paul ClementsFred Upton
$793.7K
Raised by the campaign
$3.9M
$793.4K
Spent by the campaign
$3.9M
$355
Cash on hand
$54.9K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014

The candidates

Fred Upton (R)Paul Clements (D)

Also on the ballot: Erwin J. Haas (Libertarian), 2.6%; John Lawrence (Green), 1.1%