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2012 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election?

Justin Amash won the 2012 Michigan U.S. House District 3 Election. Justin Amash received 171,675 popular votes (52.62%). The main challenger was Steve Pestka (44.17%).

See the full head-to-head between Amash and Pestka

Amash +8.4 pts · won by 27,567 votes
Justin AmashRepublicanWINNER52.62%
171,675 votes
Steve PestkaDemocratic44.17%
144,108 votes
Bill GelineauLibertarian3.22%
10,498 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.