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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan Senate District 37

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Robert Davis (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Russel M. Lee (D) by 11.3 points.

Robert DavisRepublican · winner
55.7%38,287
44.3%30,506
68,793 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+1.61978D+11.01982D+43.41986R+8.11990R+26.21994R+24.61998

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