U.S. House seat · former district
Michigan's 15th District
18 elections since 1976: Democrats won 18, Republicans 0.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- John D. Dingell (D) · won56.8%
- Rob Steele (R)40.1%
- Aimee Smith (GRN)1.3%
- Kerry Lee Morgan (LIB)0.9%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1976. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | John D. Dingell (D) | Rob Steele (R) | 16.7 |
| 2008 | John D. Dingell (D) | John J. Lynch (R) | 45.8 |
| 2006 | John D. Dingell (D) | Aimee Smith (I) | 83.4 |
| 2004 | John D. Dingell (D) | Dawn Anne Reamer (R) | 44.3 |
| 2002 | John D. Dingell (D) | Martin Kaltenbach (R) | 46.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) | Chrysanthea D. Boyd-Fields (R) | 79.5 |
| 1998 | Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) | Chrysanthea D. Boyd-Fields (R) | 76.6 |
| 1996 | Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) | Stephen Hume (R) | 78.5 |
| 1994 | Barbara-Rose Collins (D) | John W. Savage II (R) | 70.0 |
| 1992 | Barbara-Rose Collins (D) | Charles C. Vincent (R) | 63.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | William Ford (D) | Burl C. Adkins (R) | 24.6 |
| 1988 | William Ford (D) | Burl C. Adkins (R) | 29.1 |
| 1986 | William Ford (D) | Glen Kassel (R) | 51.0 |
| 1984 | William Ford (D) | Gerald R. Carlson (R) | 19.9 |
| 1982 | William Ford (D) | Mitchell Moran (R) | 46.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | William Ford (D) | Gerald R. Carlson (R) | 36.0 |
| 1978 | William Ford (D) | Edgar Nieten (R) | 60.2 |
| 1976 | William Ford (D) | James D. Walaskay (R) | 49.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)