1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Michigan Senate District 32
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
John R. Otterbacher (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Milton Zaagman (R) by 22.4 points.
John R. OtterbacherDemocrat · winner
61.2%41,137
Milton ZaagmanRepublican · incumbent
38.8%26,085
67,222 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