1974Final results
1974 election for Michigan Senate District 3
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Basil Brown (D) won with 96.0% of the vote, defeating David Howard (Ind) by 93.0 points.
Basil BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.0%36,667
David HowardIndependent
3.0%1,157
Craig W. HuntOther party
1.0%372
38,196 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