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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 22

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Charles O. Zollar (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Grabemeyer (D) by 12.6 points.

Charles O. ZollarRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%34,067
42.7%26,315
Karl FriskeIndependent
1.9%1,191
61,575 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+18.21982R+37.21986R+27.71990R+55.01994R+57.11998R+36.52002

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

The candidates

Charles O. Zollar (R)Richard Grabemeyer (D)

Also on the ballot: Karl Friske (Independent), 1.9%