1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan Senate District 4
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
David Holmes Jr. (D) won with 86.8% of the vote, defeating Edgar C. Spand (R) by 73.6 points.
David Holmes Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
86.8%24,140
Edgar C. SpandRepublican
13.2%3,677
27,821 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