# Electoral history of Gary Peters

This is the electoral history of Gary Peters. Peters is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the United States Senate in November 2014 after serving three terms in the United States House of Representatives. He is a former member of the Michigan Senate, a former Michigan Lottery Commissioner and was the Democratic Nominee for Michigan Attorney General in 2002.
1998 General Election - Michigan's 14th State Senate District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 53,497 | 65.5% | N/A |
| | Republican | Mike Christie Jr. | 28,201 | 34.5% | N/A |
2002 General Election - Michigan Attorney General :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Mike Cox | 1,499,066 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 1,493,866 | 48.7% | −3.4% |
| Green | Jerry Kaufman | 47,894 | 1.6% | N/A |
| Constitution | Gerald Van Sickle | 27,186 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |
2008 General Election - Michigan's 9th Congressional District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 183,311 | 52.1% | +5.9% |
| Republican | Joe Knollenberg (incumbent) | 150,035 | 42.6% | −9.0% |
| Independent | Jack Kevorkian | 8,987 | 2.6% | N/A |
| Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 4,893 | 1.4% | −0.1% |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 4737 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | | |
2010 General Election - Michigan's 9th Congressional District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 125,730 | 49.8% | −2.3% |
| Republican | Rocky Raczkowski | 119,325 | 47.2% | +4.6% |
| Libertarian | Adam Goodman | 2,601 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,484 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| Independent | Bob Gray | 1,866 | 0.7% | N/A |
| Independent | Matthew Kuofie | 644 | 0.3% | N/A |
2012 Democratic Primary - Michigan's 14th Congressional District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 41,233 | 47.0% | N/A |
| Democratic | Hansen Clarke | 30,848 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Democratic | Brenda L. Lawrence | 11,650 | 13.3% | N/A |
| Democratic | Mary Waters | 2,920 | 3.3% | N/A |
| Democratic | Bob Costello | 1,027 | 1.2% | N/A |
2012 General Election - Michigan's 14th Congressional District :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Gary Peters | 270,450 | 82.3% | +5.5% |
| Republican | John Hauler | 51,395 | 15.6% | −3.6% |
| Libertarian | Leonard Schwartz | 3,968 | 1.2% | 0% |
| Green | Douglas Campbell | 2,979 | 0.9% | N/A |
United States Senate election in Michigan, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gary Peters | 1,704,936 | 54.6% | −8.1% |
| | Republican | Terri Lynn Land | 1,290,199 | 41.3% | +7.5% |
| | Libertarian | Jim Fulner | 62,897 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| | Green | Chris Wahmhoff | 26,137 | 0.9% | 0% |
| | U.S. Taxpayers | Richard Matkin | 37,529 | 1.2% | +.6% |
| | | Write-Ins | 77 | 0.0% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414,737 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,121,775 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gary Peters (incumbent) | 2,734,568 | 49.90% | −4.71% |
| | Republican | John James | 2,642,233 | 48.22% | +6.89% |
| | Constitution | Valerie Willis | 50,597 | 0.92% | −0.28% |
| | Green | Marcia Squier | 39,217 | 0.72% | −0.12% |
| | Natural Law | Doug Dern | 13,093 | 0.24% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.00% | ±0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92,355 | 1.68% | −4.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,479,720 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |