2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Michigan's 8th District
U.S. House · Michigan
Elissa Slotkin (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Bishop (R) by 3.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat · winner
50.6%172,880
Mike BishopRepublican
46.8%159,782
Brian EllisonLibertarian
1.8%6,302
David J. LillisConstitution
0.8%2,629
341,593 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
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.
Elissa SlotkinMike Bishop
$7.5M
Raised by the campaign
$3.4M
$7.4M
Spent by the campaign
$3.4M
$19.2K
Cash on hand
$111.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018
The candidates
Elissa Slotkin (D)Mike Bishop (R)
Also on the ballot: Brian Ellison (Libertarian), 1.8%; David J. Lillis (Constitution), 0.8%