2024 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 2024 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a Class I member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. It was held concurrently with the 2024 United States presidential election, other elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Democratic U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin narrowly defeated Republican former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, in her bid to succeed Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow, who declined to seek a fifth term. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump carried Michigan on the same ballot.

Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024. Slotkin won the Democratic nomination with 76% of the vote over actor Hill Harper and Rogers won the Republican nomination with 63% of the vote over former congressman Justin Amash and physician Sherry O'Donnell. The election was considered essential for Democrats' chances to retain control of the Senate. This was the first open race for this seat since 1994. This was the first time Michigan voted for candidates of different political parties for U.S. senator and president since Democrat Don Riegle was reelected as Republican Gerald Ford carried the state in 1976.

On November 6, 2024, major news organizations projected that Elissa Slotkin had won the election. This was the worst performance for a Democrat since 1994.

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