1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan Senate District 35
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Robert D. Young (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating William B. Currie (D) by 39.8 points.
Robert D. YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%66,392
William B. CurrieDemocrat
30.1%28,584
94,980 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