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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan Senate District 4

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Coleman Young (D) won with 88.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Ann Johns (R) by 77.3 points.

Coleman YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.7%29,909
Mary Ann JohnsRepublican
11.3%3,823
33,732 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+73.61978D+84.51982D+80.11986D+91.31994D+93.01998D+91.42002

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