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2018Final results

2018 election for Michigan Senate District 15

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jim Runestad (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Julia Pulver (D) by 3.4 points.

Jim RunestadRepublican · winner
51.7%67,352
Julia PulverDemocrat
48.3%62,936
130,288 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

EvenR+18.02006R+24.92010R+17.02014R+3.42018D+48.22022D+52.62026

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