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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 33

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Tony A. Derezinski (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Oscar E. Bouwsma (R) by 28.8 points.

Tony A. DerezinskiDemocrat · winner
63.8%48,033
Oscar E. BouwsmaRepublican · incumbent
35.0%26,357
Ronald E. PeschIndependent
1.2%915
75,313 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+15.41978R+18.01982R+35.71986R+7.91990R+16.61994R+12.81998

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

The candidates