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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan Senate District 28

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Alvin J. Degrow (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Kathleen M. Asher (D) by 14.0 points.

Alvin J. DegrowRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%45,215
43.0%34,086
79,303 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

EvenR+13.61974R+14.01978R+21.91982R+34.11986R+22.71990D+23.31994

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