1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan Senate District 17
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
L. Harvey Lodge (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Carl W. Obrien (D) by 2.2 points.
L. Harvey LodgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.1%31,268
Carl W. ObrienDemocrat
48.9%29,950
61,218 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