1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan Senate District 16
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Bill S. Huffman (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Weidman (R) by 30.9 points.
Bill S. HuffmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%40,946
Thomas J. WeidmanRepublican
34.6%21,620
62,568 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET