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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan Senate District 38

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Joseph Mack (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Mel Taylor (R) by 34.2 points.

Joseph MackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%52,937
Mel TaylorRepublican
32.9%25,967
78,908 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+26.81978D+28.61982D+37.81986D+36.11990D+42.41994D+53.11998

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