1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan Senate District 29
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Garland Lane (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Harvey Gerdes (R) by 45.3 points.
Garland LaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%38,770
Harvey GerdesRepublican
25.5%13,969
Dan Elvin GriffinOther party
3.7%2,044
54,783 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