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2018Final results

2018 election for Michigan's 5th District

U.S. House · Michigan

Daniel T. Kildee (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Travis Wines (R) by 23.6 points.

Daniel T. KildeeDemocrat · winner
59.5%164,502
Travis WinesRepublican
35.9%99,265
Kathy GoodwinWorking Class
4.6%12,646
276,413 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+33.52012D+35.52014D+26.12016D+23.62018D+12.72020R+27.52022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Daniel T. KildeeNo Republican
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
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$1M
Spent by the campaign
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$615.9K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018

The candidates

Daniel T. Kildee (D)Travis Wines (R)

Also on the ballot: Kathy Goodwin (Working Class), 4.6%