1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Michigan Senate District 24
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Earl E. Nelson (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Philip O. Pittenger (R) by 20.2 points.
Earl E. NelsonDemocrat · winner
58.6%46,189
Philip O. PittengerRepublican · incumbent
38.3%30,219
John B. FishbeckOther party
3.1%2,463
78,873 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