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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan Senate District 7

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Jack Faxon (D) won with 87.4% of the vote, defeating Juanita Ervin (R) by 74.9 points.

Jack FaxonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.4%46,260
Juanita ErvinRepublican
12.6%6,645
52,916 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+74.91978D+45.41986D+33.61990D+23.01994D+37.21998R+12.62002

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