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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan Senate District 13

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

William Faust (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Coleman F. Flaskamp II (R) by 54.2 points.

William FaustDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.1%45,067
22.9%13,390
58,459 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+54.21978R+18.61982R+19.11986R+15.61990R+34.11994R+31.61998

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