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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 14

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Carl Pursell (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Michael K. Oshea (D) by 25.6 points.

Carl PursellRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%42,893
36.7%25,265
1.0%700
68,858 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+28.61978D+5.71982D+13.31986R+6.61990D+17.11994D+31.01998

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

The candidates

Carl Pursell (R)Michael K. Oshea (D)

Also on the ballot: Hector M. McGregor (Independent), 1.0%