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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Michigan Senate District 12

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

David A. Plawecki (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating N. Lorraine Beebe (R) by 6.2 points.

David A. PlaweckiDemocrat · winner
52.7%39,689
N. Lorraine BeebeRepublican · incumbent
46.4%35,001
Peter BillOther party
0.9%680
75,370 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+53.51978D+51.41986R+40.81994R+26.01998R+25.52002R+15.62006

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

The candidates

David A. Plawecki (D)N. Lorraine Beebe (R)

Also on the ballot: Peter Bill (Other party), 0.9%