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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan Senate District 11

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

John E. McCauley (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating William Nichols (R) by 28.4 points.

John E. McCauleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%38,003
William NicholsRepublican
35.8%21,205
59,208 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+40.61978R+8.41982R+10.71986D+3.11990D+6.61994D+4.01998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET