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Election 1970 Results

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1970 US Senate election in Michigan

Philip A. Hart (Democrat) beat Lenore Romney (Republican) in Michigan in 1970, 66.8% to 32.9%, a margin of 33.9 points and 886,234 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when Philip A. Hart also won.

Democrats led in 78 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Wayne, cast 771,117 votes and went to the Democrat by 53.0 points. The closest was Allegan, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip A. Hart won	Democratic	1,744,672	66.8%
Lenore Romney	Republican	858,438	32.9%
All other candidates		7,653	0.3%
Total		2,610,763

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Wayne	588,341 76.3%	179,481 23.3%	3,295	771,117	D+53.0
Oakland	178,176 63.5%	101,520 36.2%	739	280,435	D+27.3
Macomb	131,970 75.8%	41,537 23.8%	671	174,178	D+51.9
Kent	78,572 60.5%	51,103 39.4%	191	129,866	D+21.2
Genesee	93,733 73.1%	33,845 26.4%	566	128,144	D+46.7
Ingham	47,727 62.1%	28,903 37.6%	207	76,837	D+24.5
Washtenaw	39,825 62.0%	24,286 37.8%	171	64,282	D+24.2
Saginaw	39,618 64.3%	21,794 35.4%	197	61,609	D+28.9
Kalamazoo	33,145 56.2%	25,709 43.6%	123	58,977	D+12.6
Muskegon	30,556 65.1%	16,277 34.7%	107	46,940	D+30.4
Berrien	23,358 53.3%	20,360 46.5%	102	43,820	D+6.8
Ottawa	20,840 49.5%	21,209 50.4%	72	42,121	R+0.9
Calhoun	26,297 63.1%	15,279 36.7%	84	41,660	D+26.4
Jackson	23,713 57.3%	17,582 42.5%	66	41,361	D+14.8
Bay	26,525 71.4%	10,554 28.4%	53	37,132	D+43.0
St. Clair	21,424 60.5%	13,934 39.3%	69	35,427	D+21.1
Monroe	20,185 66.7%	10,027 33.1%	52	30,264	D+33.6
Lenawee	11,971 54.0%	10,170 45.9%	37	22,178	D+8.1
Eaton	12,227 57.9%	8,834 41.8%	60	21,121	D+16.1
Midland	11,549 58.1%	8,276 41.6%	68	19,893	D+16.5
Allegan	9,825 49.9%	9,818 49.9%	28	19,671	level
Shiawassee	11,973 63.6%	6,836 36.3%	26	18,835	D+27.3
Marquette	11,920 68.0%	5,597 31.9%	15	17,532	D+36.1
Livingston	9,625 57.0%	7,235 42.8%	31	16,891	D+14.1
Van Buren	8,534 55.5%	6,812 44.3%	39	15,385	D+11.2
Clinton	8,456 58.8%	5,900 41.0%	17	14,373	D+17.8
Tuscola	7,381 55.5%	5,896 44.3%	22	13,299	D+11.2
Ionia	8,076 61.5%	5,026 38.3%	21	13,123	D+23.2
Lapeer	7,624 59.3%	5,186 40.3%	46	12,856	D+19.0
St. Joseph	6,761 53.6%	5,845 46.3%	18	12,624	D+7.3
Grand Traverse	6,441 51.6%	6,026 48.3%	14	12,481	D+3.3
Barry	6,609 55.3%	5,313 44.5%	28	11,950	D+10.8
Delta	8,187 69.6%	3,568 30.3%	11	11,766	D+39.3
Houghton	7,569 64.8%	4,093 35.1%	13	11,675	D+29.8
Montcalm	6,682 57.4%	4,933 42.4%	27	11,642	D+15.0
Sanilac	5,204 45.7%	6,156 54.1%	17	11,377	R+8.4
Huron	5,644 51.4%	5,310 48.4%	19	10,973	D+3.0
Gratiot	5,962 56.1%	4,656 43.8%	7	10,625	D+12.3
Cass	5,974 56.6%	4,542 43.0%	38	10,554	D+13.6
Isabella	6,108 59.5%	4,144 40.3%	20	10,272	D+19.1
Hillsdale	5,192 51.5%	4,861 48.3%	20	10,073	D+3.3
Branch	5,827 59.6%	3,943 40.3%	14	9,784	D+19.3
Dickinson	6,126 66.9%	3,021 33.0%	9	9,156	D+33.9
Alpena	6,066 66.6%	3,031 33.3%	15	9,112	D+33.3
Newaygo	4,942 55.0%	4,029 44.8%	15	8,986	D+10.2
Gogebic	6,180 69.3%	2,730 30.6%	4	8,914	D+38.7
Chippewa	5,051 59.8%	3,387 40.1%	4	8,442	D+19.7
Menominee	5,260 64.1%	2,941 35.8%	4	8,205	D+28.3
Mason	4,818 61.8%	2,950 37.8%	32	7,800	D+23.9
Manistee	4,660 64.3%	2,575 35.5%	10	7,245	D+28.8
Mecosta	3,705 56.1%	2,889 43.7%	10	6,604	D+12.4
Wexford	3,660 58.0%	2,645 41.9%	10	6,315	D+16.1
Emmet	3,721 60.0%	2,472 39.8%	11	6,204	D+20.1
Iron	4,269 69.7%	1,853 30.3%	3	6,125	D+39.4
Iosco	3,385 58.4%	2,408 41.5%	8	5,801	D+16.8
Charlevoix	3,487 60.7%	2,255 39.2%	6	5,748	D+21.4
Oceana	3,319 57.8%	2,417 42.1%	5	5,741	D+15.7
Cheboygan	3,591 63.6%	2,044 36.2%	11	5,646	D+27.4
Clare	2,852 59.5%	1,933 40.3%	8	4,793	D+19.2
Antrim	2,553 54.2%	2,154 45.7%	5	4,712	D+8.5
Osceola	2,161 46.2%	2,508 53.7%	4	4,673	R+7.4
Presque Isle	3,083 66.4%	1,557 33.5%	1	4,641	D+32.9
Roscommon	2,458 59.2%	1,689 40.7%	3	4,150	D+18.5
Gladwin	2,504 60.8%	1,609 39.1%	4	4,117	D+21.7
Ogemaw	2,515 61.6%	1,567 38.4%	2	4,084	D+23.2
Ontonagon	2,732 66.9%	1,349 33.1%		4,081	D+33.9
Leelanau	1,763 43.7%	2,265 56.1%	6	4,034	R+12.4
Mackinac	2,255 60.4%	1,477 39.5%	4	3,736	D+20.8
Arenac	2,194 64.2%	1,219 35.7%	3	3,416	D+28.5
Otsego	2,262 66.5%	1,137 33.4%	3	3,402	D+33.1
Schoolcraft	2,156 65.6%	1,124 34.2%	5	3,285	D+31.4
Benzie	1,518 51.4%	1,427 48.4%	6	2,951	D+3.1
Alger	2,025 70.0%	863 29.9%	3	2,891	D+40.2
Baraga	1,802 66.0%	928 34.0%	2	2,732	D+32.0
Missaukee	1,218 45.0%	1,488 55.0%	1	2,707	R+10.0
Alcona	1,440 55.3%	1,163 44.6%	2	2,605	D+10.6
Lake	1,586 66.7%	789 33.2%	3	2,378	D+33.5
Crawford	1,232 60.5%	804 39.5%	2	2,038	D+21.0
Kalkaska	1,197 60.2%	791 39.7%	2	1,990	D+20.4
Montmorency	1,170 60.2%	774 39.8%	1	1,945	D+20.4
Luce	1,059 56.5%	813 43.4%	3	1,875	D+13.1
Oscoda	737 53.8%	632 46.1%	1	1,370	D+7.7
Keweenaw	634 64.0%	355 35.9%	1	990	D+28.2

Counties as they stood in 1970; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Michigan Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Elissa Slotkin (D)	D+0.3
2020	Gary Peters (D)	D+1.7
2018	Debbie Stabenow (D)	D+6.5
2014	Gary C. Peters (D)	D+13.3
2012	Debbie Stabenow (D)	D+20.8
2008	Carl Levin (D)	D+28.8
2006	Debbie Stabenow (D)	D+15.7
2002	Carl Levin (D)	D+22.7
2000	Debbie Stabenow (D)	D+1.6
1996	Carl Levin (D)	D+18.5
1994	Spencer Abraham (R)	R+9.1
1990	Carl Levin (D)	D+16.2
1988	Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D)	D+21.9
1984	Carl Levin (D)	D+4.6
1982	Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D)	D+16.9
1978	Carl Levin (D)	D+4.3
1976	Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D)	D+5.6
1972	Robert P. Griffin (R)	R+6.0
1970	Philip A. Hart (D)	D+33.9
1966	Robert P. Griffin (R)	R+12.1
1964	Philip A. Hart (D)	D+29.0
1960	Patrick McNamara (D)	D+3.7
1958	Philip A. Hart (D)	D+7.5
1954	Patrick McNamara (D)	D+1.8
1952	Charles Potter (R)	R+1.6
1948	Homer Ferguson (R)	R+2.2
1946	Arthur Vandenberg (R)	R+35.1
1942	Homer Ferguson (R)	R+2.4
1940	Arthur Vandenberg (R)	R+5.7
1936	Prentiss Brown (D)	D+11.5
1934	Arthur Vandenberg (R)	R+4.3
1930	James Couzens (R)	R+57.2
1928	Arthur Vandenberg (R)	R+44.1
1924	James Couzens (R)	R+49.7
1922	Woodbridge Ferris (D)	D+2.2
1918	Truman H. Newberry (R)	R+1.7
1916	Charles E. Townsend (R)	R+16.5

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