Gary C. Peters

★ U.S. Senator● In office

Born: December 1, 1958
Current age: 67
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Senator, Michigan (present)
Years in office: 11 years in the U.S. Senate, 6 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot: 2008–2020

Career timeline

2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Sen 2020Sen

5-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Peters5.0M

Opponents4.5M

Elections run

Between 2008 and 2020, Gary C. Peters ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Peters's biggest single-election total was 2,734,568 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Michigan. Peters's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 9, decided by 6,405 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Michigan, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 14, or every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 9.

How many votes has Gary C. Peters received?

Gary C. Peters has received 5,018,995 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Gary C. Peters’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2020	U.S. SenateMichigan	Won	2,734,56849.9%	John James Valerie L. Willis Marcia Squier Doug Dern
2014	U.S. SenateMichigan	Won	1,704,93654.61%	Terri Lynn Land Jim Fulner Richard A. Matkin Chris Wahmhoff
2012	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	270,45082.26%	John Hauler Leonard Schwartz Douglas Campbell (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	125,73049.76%	Rocky Raczkowski Adam Goodman (head-to-head) Douglas Campbell (head-to-head) Bob Gray Matthew Kuofie
2008	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	183,31152.08%	Joe Knollenberg Jack Kevorkian Adam Goodman (head-to-head) Douglas Campbell (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000595) and Wikidata (Q1494930). 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 November 9, 2026.