This is the 1974 race. The latest: 2026 →

1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 16

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Bill S. Huffman (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Lincoln Dondero (R) by 15.2 points.

Bill S. HuffmanDemocrat · winner
57.6%36,796
42.4%27,058
63,856 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

EvenD+30.91978R+9.01982R+15.31986R+15.31990R+40.91994R+38.21998

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