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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan Senate District 2

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Charles N. Youngblood Jr. (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Ross C. Christie Jr. (R) by 21.2 points.

Charles N. Youngblood Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%41,862
39.4%27,208
69,070 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+68.81978D+68.71986D+77.21994D+84.31998D+35.92002D+46.82006

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