1974Final results
1974 election for Michigan Senate District 8
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Donald E. Bishop (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Donald C. Crawford (D) by 37.6 points.
Donald E. BishopRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%54,483
Donald C. CrawfordDemocrat
30.6%24,430
Sallie H. EckertOther party
1.0%816
Jerry WoodruffOther party
0.3%219
79,948 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
The candidates
Donald E. Bishop (R)Donald C. Crawford (D)
Also on the ballot: Sallie H. Eckert (Other party), 1.0%; Jerry Woodruff (Other party), 0.3%