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2008 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election?

Dale E. Kildee won the 2008 Michigan U.S. House District 5 Election. Dale E. Kildee received 221,841 popular votes (70.36%). The main challenger was Matt Sawicki (26.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Kildee and Sawicki

Kildee +43.4 pts · won by 136,824 votes
Dale E. KildeeDemocraticWINNER70.36%
221,841 votes
Matt SawickiRepublican26.96%
85,017 votes
Leonard SchwartzLibertarian1.36%
4,293 votes
Ken MatheniaGreen1.31%
4,144 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.