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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 36

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

John R. Toepp (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Mack Thomson (D) by 18.7 points.

John R. ToeppRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%44,233
Mack ThomsonDemocrat
40.7%30,325
74,558 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+34.31978R+3.11982R+25.41986R+19.01990R+41.81994R+30.81998

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