1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan Senate District 6
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Michael Obrien (D) won with 86.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce L. Hoskins (R) by 72.5 points.
Michael ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.3%35,963
Bruce L. HoskinsRepublican
13.7%5,727
41,690 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