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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 2

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

John C. Hertel (D) won with 81.3% of the vote, defeating Raymond L. Gorney (R) by 62.5 points.

John C. HertelDemocrat · winner
81.3%52,165
18.7%12,023
64,188 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+68.81978D+68.71986D+77.21994D+84.31998D+35.92002D+46.82006

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