2024 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a Class I member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. It will be held concurrently with the 2024 United States presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate, other elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Primary elections will take place on August 6, 2024.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow was first elected in 2000, defeating incumbent Republican Spencer Abraham. Stabenow was most recently re-elected in 2018 with 52.3% of the vote, and announced on January 5, 2023 that she would not seek a fifth term in office. This will be the first open race for this seat since 1994, which was the only time since 1972 that Republicans won a Michigan U.S. Senate race.

Background
A swing state, Michigan is considered to be a purple to slightly blue state at the federal level, with Joe Biden carrying Michigan by 2.8 percentage points at the 2020 presidential election. However, Democrats have seen much more success in recent years in the state. Democrats currently control both U.S. Senate seats, seven of 13 of the U.S. House congressional delegation, the minimum majority in both houses of the Michigan Legislature, and all statewide offices.

This race is considered to be competitive given the state's nearly even partisan lean and that there is no incumbent; however, most analysts consider the race leaning towards the Democrats. In-fighting among Michigan Republicans after the 2022 elections left the state party poor in funding for the U.S. Senate race       and defaulting on a bank loan. The MIGOP also failed to meet campaign finance reporting deadlines.

Campaign
Elissa Slotkin has led the field in fundraising with nearly $16 million raised as of April 2024. Nearly $6 million for her Senate campaign came before August 2023. Brisk fundraising continued and she led fundraising on the Democratic side through the first quarter of 2024 with contributions totaling $4.3 million.

Slotkin released the first TV ad of the primary campaign on May 28 which focused on her work in national security in the George W. Bush and Obama administrations.

Campaign contribution allegations
In November 2023, Hill Harper claimed that he had been offered $20 million in campaign contributions from former Motown Motion Picture Studios owner Linden Nelson if he would drop of the Senate race to mount a primary challenge against U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib. The allegation was denied by Nelson. Nasser Beydoun subsequently also alleged that former Michigan Democratic Party chair Lon Johnson had approached him with an identical offer to drop out of the Senate race and primary Tlaib. Johnson denied the claims, saying, "that's just crazy. I didn't offer him $20 million, or any other amount of money, to run against Rashida. That's insane." Beydoun was later disqualified from the ballot.

Declared

 * Hill Harper, actor and former member of the President's Cancer Panel
 * Elissa Slotkin, U.S. representative for MI's 7th congressional district (2019–present)

Disqualified

 * Nasser Beydoun, businessman and former executive director of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce (endorsed Harper)

Withdrawn

 * Zack Burns, attorney and scientist
 * Leslie Love, former member of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (2022–2023) and former state representative for the 10th district (2014–2020)
 * Pamela Pugh, president of the Michigan State Board of Education (2015–present) (running for U.S. House)

Declined

 * Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State (2019–present)
 * Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–present), former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020), and candidate for President of the United States in 2020
 * Debbie Dingell, U.S. representative for MI's 6th congressional district (2015–present) (running for re-election)
 * Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit (2014–present)
 * Abdul El-Sayed, director of the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services and candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2018 (endorsed Harper)
 * Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2019–present)
 * Dan Kildee, U.S. representative for MI's 8th congressional district (2013–present) (endorsed Slotkin)
 * Andy Levin, former U.S. representative for MI's 9th congressional district (2019–2023)
 * Karen McDonald, Oakland County Prosecutor (2021–present)
 * Mallory McMorrow, state senator for the 8th district (2019–present)
 * Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General (2019–present)
 * Hillary Scholten, U.S. representative for MI's 3rd congressional district (2023–present) (running for re-election, endorsed Slotkin)
 * Debbie Stabenow, incumbent U.S. senator (2001–present)
 * Haley Stevens, U.S. representative for MI's 11th congressional district (2019–present) (running for re-election, endorsed Slotkin)
 * Shri Thanedar, U.S. representative for MI's 13th congressional district (2023–present) (running for re-election)
 * Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan (2019–present)

Declared

 * Justin Amash, former U.S. representative for MI's 3rd congressional district (2011–2021)
 * Sherry O'Donnell, physician and candidate for MI's 5th congressional district in 2022
 * Mike Rogers, former U.S. representative for MI's 8th congressional district (2001–2015)

Withdrawn

 * James Craig, former chief of the Detroit Police Department (2013–2021) and disqualified candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2022 (endorsed Rogers)
 * Michael Hoover, pest control company owner
 * Peter Meijer, former U.S. representative for MI's 3rd congressional district (2021–2023)
 * Sandy Pensler, former Wayne County commissioner and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (endorsed Rogers)
 * Nikki Snyder, member of the Michigan State Board of Education (2017–present) (ran for U.S. House)
 * Alexandria Taylor, former Allen Park City Attorney (running for Michigan Supreme Court)
 * J.D. Wilson, consulting firm owner (ran for U.S. House)

Declined

 * Tom Barrett, former state senator for the 24th district (2019–2023) and nominee for MI's 7th congressional district in 2022 (running for U.S. House)
 * Brian Calley, former lieutenant governor of Michigan (2011–2019) and candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2018
 * Tudor Dixon, conservative media personality and nominee for Governor of Michigan in 2022
 * John James, U.S. representative for MI's 10th congressional district (2023–present) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 and 2020 (running for re-election)
 * Perry Johnson, businessman, former candidate for president in 2024 and disqualified candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2022
 * Lisa McClain, U.S. representative for MI's 9th congressional district (2021–present) (endorsed Rogers)
 * Candice Miller, Macomb County Public Works Commissioner (2017–present), former U.S. representative for MI's 10th congressional district (2003–2016), and former Michigan Secretary of State (1995–2003) (endorsed Rogers)
 * John Tuttle, vice chair of the New York Stock Exchange

Residency controversy
Even though Rogers is a former Michigan congressman, he owns a home in Cape Coral, Florida, and was registered to vote in Florida in 2022. He has since purchased a home in White Lake Township, living outside Brighton while that home is remodeled. He also changed his voting registration back to Michigan.

Potential fraud in ballot signatures
Michigan Democrats and the DSCC asked state election officials to investigate the signatures of Sandy Pensler, Mike Rogers and Justin Amash for fraud. They did not provide any proof of fraud, other than the fact that it had occurred two years prior. Amash, Pensler and Rogers were certified.

Filed paperwork

 * Eric Borregard, graphic designer and perennial candidate
 * Douglas Marsh, newspaper journalist

Filed paperwork

 * James Frizzell, insurance agency owner

Polling

 * Hill Harper vs. Mike Rogers


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. Justin Amash


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. Mike Rogers


 * Nasser Beydoun vs. Mike Rogers


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. James Craig


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. Peter Meijer


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. Sandy Pensler


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. Nikki Snyder


 * Elissa Slotkin vs. John Tuttle