Pete Hoekstra

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 30, 1953
Current age: 72
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1992–2012

Career timeline

1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep 2002Rep

2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2012Sen

9-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hoekstra3.3M

Opponents3.7M

Elections run

Between 1992 and 2012, Pete Hoekstra ran in 10 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 9 and losing 1. Hoekstra's biggest single-election total was 1,767,386 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Michigan. Hoekstra's closest win came in the 1992 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 2, decided by 69,312 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Michigan, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 2, or all 2012 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Pete Hoekstra received?

Pete Hoekstra has received 3,347,737 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.

Election history

Pete Hoekstra’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2012	U.S. SenateMichigan	Lost	1,767,38637.98%	Debbie Stabenow Scotty Boman Harley G. Mikkelson Richard A. Matkin John D. Litle
2008	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	214,10062.36%	Fred Johnson Daniel Johnson Ronald E. Graeser (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	183,00666.45%	Kimon Kotos (head-to-head) Ronald E. Graeser (head-to-head) Steven Van Til
2004	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	225,34369.34%	Kimon Kotos (head-to-head) Steve VanTil Ronald E. Graeser (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	156,93770.4%	Jeffrey Wrisley Laurie Aleck Ronald E. Graeser (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	186,76264.42%	Bob Shrauger (head-to-head) Susan J. Goldberg Bruce A. Smith (head-to-head) Ronald E. Graeser (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	146,85468.74%	Bob Shrauger (head-to-head) Bruce A. Smith (head-to-head) Tom Russell
1996	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	165,60865.28%	Dan Kruszynski Bruce A. Smith (head-to-head) Henry Ogden Clark
1994	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	146,16475.27%	Marcus Hoover Lu Wiggins
1992	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	155,57763.05%	John H. Miltner Dick M. Jacobs

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000676) and Wikidata (Q535254). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Pete Hoekstra: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/pete-hoekstra. Accessed [date].

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.