1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan Senate District 35
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Robert Richardson (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating John D. Prior (D) by 19.4 points.
Robert RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%46,006
John D. PriorDemocrat
40.3%31,064
77,070 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET