Bill Schuette, U.S. Representative

Bill Schuette

U.S. Representative
Born
October 13, 1953
Current age
72
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1984–2018
3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schuette3.3M
Opponents4.0M
5
Elections run

Between 1984 and 2018, Bill Schuette ran in 5 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 3 and losing 2. Schuette's biggest single-election total was 1,859,534 votes, in the 2018 governor election in Michigan. Schuette's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 10, decided by 1,314 votes.

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How many votes has Bill Schuette received?

Bill Schuette has received 3,251,300 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.

Election history

Bill Schuette’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorMichiganLost1,859,53443.75%Gretchen Whitmer
1990U.S. SenateMichiganLost1,055,69541.23%Carl Levin
Susan Farquhar
1988U.S. HouseMichiganWon152,64672.74%Mathias G. Forbes
Gary R. Bradley
1986U.S. HouseMichiganWon78,47551.15%Don Albosta (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseMichiganWon104,95050.06%Don Albosta (head-to-head)
George Leef
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000143) and Wikidata (Q862438). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.