| Election Name: | 1994 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1988 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1994 |
| Image1: | Sen. Spencer Abraham.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Spencer Abraham |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,578,770 |
| Percentage1: | 51.88% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Carr |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,300,960 |
| Percentage2: | 42.75% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Don Riegle |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Spencer Abraham |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1994 United States Senate election in Michigan was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Senator Don Riegle decided not run for re-election. Spencer Abraham won the open seat, becoming the first and so far only Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan since Robert P. Griffin in 1972 and the first to win the state's Class I seat since Charles E. Potter in 1952. As of, this is the last time that a man won the Class 1 Senate seat in Michigan, and the last time in general that a Republican was elected to a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
Riegle, a three term incumbent, was considered one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats in the 1994 mid-term elections, due to the unpopularity of President Bill Clinton[1] and his being involved as a member of the Keating Five, a group of five United States Senators who were accused of corruption. After months of speculation, Riegle announced he would not seek a 4th term in a speech on the Senate floor.[2]
The Republican primary campaign amicably divided the Romney family. Though Ronna Romney had divorced Scott Romney two years prior, Scott's brother Mitt Romney (also a candidate for the United States Senate in Massachusetts) returned to Michigan to campaign for her.[3] [4] Scott and Mitt's father George W. Romney, the former Governor of Michigan, endorsed Abraham, having promised Abraham the endorsement prior to her candidacy.[3] [5] Her daughter, the future Chairman of the Republican National Committee Ronna Romney McDaniel, volunteered as a driver during her campaign.[6]