Incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
(D-Michigan) is leading GOP challenger and former Congressman Peter Hoekstra in
polls conducted by EPIC/MRA and the Glengariff Group, published in the Detroit
Free Press and the Detroit News, respectively.
The Glengariff poll of 600 likely voters had
Senator Stabenow up 52.4 percent to Mr. Hoekstra’s 37.4 percent, with a 4
percent margin of error. The EPIC/MRA poll, also of 600 likely voters, gave
Senator Stabenow 54 percent to Mr. Hoekstra’s 33 percent, again with a 4
percent margin of error.
Senator Stabenow also has a significant
fundraising advantage, having raised more than $13.6 million since her last
campaign.