1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Michigan Senate District 17
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Kerry Kenneth Kammer (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating L. Harvey Lodge (R) by 27.7 points.
Kerry Kenneth KammerDemocrat · winner
63.7%36,728
L. Harvey LodgeRepublican · incumbent
36.0%20,754
Christopher L. MartinsonOther party
0.3%153
57,636 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Kerry Kenneth Kammer (D)L. Harvey Lodge (R)
Also on the ballot: Christopher L. Martinson (Other party), 0.3%