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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan Senate District 6

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Basil Brown (D) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Dyell (R) by 70.7 points.

Basil BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.4%41,580
Mary L. DyellRepublican
14.6%7,132
48,712 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+72.51978R+28.61982R+22.51986R+15.31990D+5.21994D+9.61998

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