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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Senate District 8

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jack Brandenburg (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Christine Bell (D) by 23.5 points.

Jack BrandenburgRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%55,304
38.3%34,279
89,583 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+31.82002D+44.62006D+18.52010R+23.52014R+23.52018D+57.82022

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