1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Michigan Senate District 18
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Edward C. Pierce (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating C. William Colburn (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward C. PierceDemocrat · winner
53.3%44,333
C. William ColburnRepublican
46.7%38,812
83,178 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