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1978 election for Michigan Senate District 33
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Phil Arthurhultz (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating David G. Tisch (D) by 15.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Phil ArthurhultzRepublican · winner
57.7%48,509
David G. TischDemocrat
42.3%35,533
84,045 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