MICHIGAN

The Senate:...
Democratic Incumbent: Carl Levin
Republican Challenger: TBA


The House:...

• Michigan's 7th congressional district: Tim Walberg (R) won this Republican-leaning district (which went to Bush with 54% to 45% in 2004) (CPVI=R+2) with 49.93% of the vote in 2006 after defeating freshman incumbent Joe Schwarz in the Republican primary with financial backing from the conservative Club for Growth. Walberg faces a tough race in 2008 as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted his seat. 2006 nominee Sharon Reiner is running again. State Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer will also run.

• Michigan's 9th congressional district: In January 2006, Joe Knollenberg (R) announced his intent to seek re-election in 2008. Knollenberg spent $2.7 million to keep his seat in the House.^[92] Although his past Democratic opponents have not received support from the national party, the seat has now been identified as a "target" for the Democrats in 2008,^[93] as the DCCC is targeting districts where Republicans garnered less than 55% of the vote.^[94] Knollenberg, who will be 75 in 2008, won only 52% of the vote in 2006 in this eastern Oakland County district that gave George W. Bush only 50% of the vote in 2004 (CPVI=R+0) and is far from the Republican stronghold it once was. The district was once the most Republican in Metro Detroit, having sent Knollenberg's predecessor, Republican Bill Broomfield, to Congress for 36 years. The only Democrat to officially run is state Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters, the 2002 Democratic nominee for state Attorney General and former State Senator.^[95] Radio talk show hostess Nancy Skinner, who was Knollenberg's 2006 opponent, decided not to run.^[96] Controversial and well known pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian announced he is running as an independent candidate.^[97]