2010 Michigan U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2010 Michigan U.S. House District 1 Election?

Dan Benishek won the 2010 Michigan U.S. House District 1 Election. Dan Benishek received 120,523 popular votes (51.94%). The main challenger was Gary McDowell (40.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Benishek and McDowell

Benishek +11.1 pts · won by 25,699 votes

Dan Benishek RepublicanWINNER51.94%

120,523 votes

Gary McDowell Democratic40.87%

94,824 votes

Glenn A. Wilsonno party affiliation3.38%

7,847 votes

Patrick Lambertu.s. taxpayers1.81%

4,200 votes

Keith SheltonLibertarian1.11%

2,571 votes

Ellis BoalGreen0.89%

2,072 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.