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2008 Michigan U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 2008 Michigan U.S. House District 9 Election?

Gary C. Peters won the 2008 Michigan U.S. House District 9 Election. Gary C. Peters received 183,311 popular votes (52.08%). The main challenger was Joe Knollenberg (42.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Peters and Knollenberg

Peters +9.4 pts · won by 33,276 votes
Gary C. PetersDemocraticWINNER52.08%
183,311 votes
Joe KnollenbergRepublican42.63%
150,035 votes
Jack Kevorkianno party affiliation2.55%
8,987 votes
Adam GoodmanLibertarian1.39%
4,893 votes
Douglas CampbellGreen1.35%
4,737 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.