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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan Senate District 10

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

George Hart (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating George L. Gayton (R) by 46.6 points.

George HartDemocrat · winner
73.3%49,891
26.7%18,178
68,071 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+46.61978D+35.11982D+4.11986D+18.51990D+18.91994D+33.41998

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