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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 27

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

John T. Bowman (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas Dale Regal (R) by 47.4 points.

John T. BowmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%39,168
26.3%13,965
53,137 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+46.71978D+50.21986R+32.81994R+31.71998D+32.22002D+51.62006

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