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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan Senate District 34

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jerome Hart (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Brian M. Kennedy (R) by 17.6 points.

Jerome HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%39,376
41.2%27,595
66,971 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

EvenD+37.61982D+40.81990R+23.01994R+16.41998R+1.12002R+1.32006

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