1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan Senate District 23
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Ed Fredricks (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Peggy G. Phillips (D) by 38.4 points.
Ed FredricksRepublican · winner
69.2%59,071
Peggy G. PhillipsDemocrat
30.8%26,303
85,375 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