Sander Levin

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 6, 1931
Current age: 94
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1970–2016

Career timeline

1970Gov 1974Gov 1982Rep 1984Rep 1986Rep 1988Rep

1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep 2000Rep

2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep

2014Rep 2016Rep

18-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Levin5.2M

Opponents4.1M

Elections run

Between 1970 and 2016, Sander Levin ran in 20 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 18 and losing 2. Levin's biggest single-election total was 1,294,638 votes, in the 1970 governor election in Michigan. Levin's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 12, decided by 10,746 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 9, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 12, or every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 17.

How many votes has Sander Levin received?

Sander Levin has received 5,172,486 popular votes across 20 U.S. elections, with a career record of 18–2.

Election history

Sander Levin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2016	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	199,66157.91%	Christopher R. Morse Matthew Orlando John V. McDermott (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	136,34260.39%	George Brikho Gregory Creswell John V. McDermott (head-to-head)
2012	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	208,84661.91%	Don Volaric (head-to-head) Jim Fulner Julia Williams (head-to-head) Les Townsend (head-to-head)
2010	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	124,67161.08%	Don Volaric (head-to-head) Julia Williams (head-to-head) Leonard Schwartz Les Townsend (head-to-head) Alan Jacquemotte
2008	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	225,09472.07%	Bert Copple John Vico Les Townsend (head-to-head) William J. Opalicky
2006	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	168,49470.78%	Randell J. Shafer (head-to-head) Andy Lecureaux Jerome S. White (head-to-head) Art Myatt
2004	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	210,82769.32%	Randell J. Shafer (head-to-head) Dick Gach (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	140,97068.26%	Harvey Dean Dick Gach (head-to-head) Steven Revis
2000	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	157,72064.33%	Bart Baron Thomas Ness Andrew Le Cureaux Fred D. Rosenberg (head-to-head)
1998	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	105,82455.87%	Leslie A. Touma Albert J. Titran (head-to-head) Fred D. Rosenberg (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	133,43657.4%	John Pappageorge (head-to-head) Albert J. Titran (head-to-head) Gail Anne Petrosoff
1994	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	103,50852.01%	John Pappageorge (head-to-head) Jerome S. White (head-to-head) Eric R. Anderson
1992	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	137,51452.62%	John Pappageorge (head-to-head) Charles Hahn (head-to-head) R. W. Montgomery
1990	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	92,20569.69%	Blaine L. Lankford
1988	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	135,49370.19%	Dennis M. Flessland Charles Hahn (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	105,03176.45%	Calvin Williams Charles E. Martell
1984	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	133,06499.97%	—
1982	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	116,90166.62%	Gerald E. Rosen Virginia L. Cropsey
1974	GovernorMichigan	Lost	1,242,24746.75%	William Milliken (head-to-head)
1970	GovernorMichigan	Lost	1,294,63848.74%	William Milliken (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000263) and Wikidata (Q971943). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sander Levin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sander-levin. 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.