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2008 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2008 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election?

Pete Hoekstra won the 2008 Michigan U.S. House District 2 Election. Pete Hoekstra received 214,100 popular votes (62.36%). The main challenger was Fred Johnson (34.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Hoekstra and Johnson

Hoekstra +27.5 pts · won by 94,594 votes
Pete HoekstraRepublicanWINNER62.36%
214,100 votes
Fred JohnsonDemocratic34.81%
119,506 votes
Daniel JohnsonLibertarian1.6%
5,496 votes
Ronald E. Graeseru.s. taxpayers1.22%
4,200 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.