1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan Senate District 16
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Donald E. Bishop (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Sallie H. Eckert (D) by 36.7 points.
Donald E. BishopRepublican · winner
68.4%60,644
Sallie H. EckertDemocrat
31.6%28,060
88,704 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET