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1978 United States Senate election in Michigan
Nominee
Carl Levin
Robert P. Griffin
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,484,193
1,362,165
Percentage
52.1%
47.9%
County resultsLevin: 50–60% 60–70% Griffin: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election
Robert P. Griffin
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Carl Levin
Democratic
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, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, Detroit City Council President Carl Levin .
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Robert P. Griffin , incumbent U.S. Senator since 1967
L. Brooks Patterson , anti-busing activist
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Anthony Derezinski, State Senator from Ann Arbor [2]
Carl Levin , President of the Detroit City Council
John Otterbacher, State Senator from Grand Rapids [2]
Phil Power, newspaper publisher
Paul Rosenbaum, State Representative from Battle Creek [3]
Richard Vander Veen , former U.S. Representative from Grand Rapids
Results [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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