1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan Senate District 8
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Michael Obrien (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph E. Judd (R) by 48.6 points.
Michael ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%42,500
Ralph E. JuddRepublican
25.7%14,717
57,217 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