2012 Michigan U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 Michigan U.S. House District 1 Election?

Dan Benishek won the 2012 Michigan U.S. House District 1 Election. Dan Benishek received 167,060 popular votes (48.14%). The main challenger was Gary McDowell (47.6%).

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

Benishek +0.5 pts · won by 1,881 votes

Dan Benishek RepublicanWINNER48.14%

167,060 votes

Gary McDowell Democratic47.6%

165,179 votes

Emily SalvetteLibertarian3.06%

10,630 votes

Ellis BoalGreen1.2%

4,168 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.