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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Senate District 26

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Tonya Schuitmaker (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Walters (D) by 26.6 points.

Tonya SchuitmakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%47,244
Jim WaltersDemocrat
34.8%26,782
3.8%2,944
76,970 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+11.72002D+22.62006R+15.72010R+26.62014R+16.62018R+24.82022

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

The candidates