1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan Senate District 26
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
John T. Bowman (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Walter Hallman (R) by 48.7 points.
John T. BowmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%47,758
Walter HallmanRepublican
25.6%16,473
64,231 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