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1978 United States Senate election in Michigan

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FieldValue
election_name1978 United States Senate election in Michigan
countryMichigan
flag_imageFlag of Michigan.svg
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1972 United States Senate election in Michigan
previous_year1972
next_election1984 United States Senate election in Michigan
next_year1984
election_dateNovember 7, 1978
image_size125x136px
image1CarlLevin--100thCongress--.png
nominee1**Carl Levin**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,484,193**
percentage1**52.14%**
image2Robert Paul Griffin.jpg
nominee2Robert P. Griffin
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote21,362,165
percentage247.85%
map_image1978 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg
map_size300px
map_captionCounty results
**Levin:**
**Griffin:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionRobert P. Griffin
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionCarl Levin
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Levin:
Griffin:

The 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin ran for re-election to a third term and lost to the Democratic nominee, Detroit City Council President Carl Levin.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Robert P. Griffin, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1967
  • L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Prosecutor and anti-busing activist

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Anthony Derezinski, State Senator from Ann Arbor
  • Carl Levin, President of the Detroit City Council
  • John Otterbacher, State Senator from Grand Rapids
  • Phil Power, newspaper publisher
  • Paul Rosenbaum, State Representative from Battle Creek
  • Richard Vander Veen, former U.S. Representative from Grand Rapids

Results

Results

References

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate- R Primary Race - Aug 08, 1978".
  2. "Members of the Senate 1977{{endash}}1978". Michigan State Legislature.
  3. "Members of the House of Representatives 1977{{endash}}1978". Michigan State Legislature.
  4. "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate- D Primary Race - Aug 08, 1978".
  5. Parker, Randy. (July 7, 2003). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
  6. [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]]. (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
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