Political Campaigns
Levin was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978, defeating Senate Minority Whip Robert P. Griffin.
Levin faced a tough reelection bid in 1984 against former astronaut Jack R. Lousma, winning by only four percent. However, he routed Congressman Bill Schuette in 1990, and was reelected in 1996 and 2002 against only nominal Republican opposition. In 2002, Levin garnered 61% of the vote against Republican Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski despite the then-high popularity of President George W. Bush and the GOP and a close gubernatorial race that year.
In the 2008 election Levin won by a comfortable margin against state representative Jack Hoogendyk.
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