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Michigan 6th District Profile
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Republican Incumbent
Fred Upton
New York Times Race Rating
Solid Republican
FiveThirtyEight Model
100%
Chance of Republican win
Currently held by
Fred Upton
On election night, view liveMichigan 6th District election results.
Incumbent Voting Record
Fred Upton (R) seeking re-election after holding the seat for years.
| Major Bills | Incumbent Vote | All Republicans |
| HEALTH CARE BILL | No | Yes: 0No: 178 |
| STIMULUS PACKAGE | No | Yes: 0No: 177 |
| TARP | Yes | Yes: 91No: 108 |
| ENERGY BILL | No | Yes: 8No: 168 |
Campaign Finances
Don Cooney as of Nov. 22 | Fred Upton as of Nov. 22 | |||||||||||||
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| Raised | $59,875 | $1,933,590 | ||||||||||||
| Spent | $61,574 | $2,027,170 | ||||||||||||
| Cash On Hand | $-1,151 | $701,718 | ||||||||||||
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Sources: Federal Election Commission; OpenSecrets.org
Previous Election Results
| House | Democrats | Republicans |
| 2008 | 39%Cooney | 59%Upton |
| 2006 | 38%Clark | 61%Upton |
| 2004 | 32%Elliott | 65%Upton |
| 2002 | 29%Giguere | 69%Upton |
100% reporting Aug. 3 Primary Results
| Republican | Fred Upton | 41,956 | 57% | |
| Jack Hoogendyk | 31,463 | 43% | ||
| Democrat | Don Cooney | uncontested | ||
Source: Preliminary vote totals from The Associated Press
FiveThirtyEight Forecast
| Cooney | Upton | |
|---|---|---|
Projected Vote Margin of Error: ± 7.9% | 34.2% | 63.3% |
Chance of Winning Seat | 0.1% | 99.9% |
District Demographics
| Race and ethnicity | District | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 83.4% | 65.9% | |
| Black | 8.2% | 12.1% | |
| Hispanic | 4.6% | 15.1% | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 4.3% | |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Income | District | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median income | $45,661 | $52,175 | |
| Poverty rate | 10.4% | 9.6% | |
| Below $25,000 | 22.5% | 23.2% | |
| $25,000-$50,000 | 27.8% | 24.8% | |
| $50,000-$100,000 | 31.3% | 31.2% | |
| $100,000-$200,000 | 12.5% | 16.6% | |
| $200,000 or more | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| Education | District | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High school graduate | 87.8% | 84.5% | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.1% | 27.4% |
| Age | District | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24.2% | 24.5% | |
| 65 and older | 12.9% | 12.6% |
Source: Census Bureau
