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1990Final results

1990 election for Michigan Senate District 16

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Doug Cruce (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating John Freeman (D) by 15.3 points.

Doug CruceRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%41,731
John FreemanDemocrat
42.4%30,686
72,417 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+30.91978R+9.01982R+15.31986R+15.31990R+40.91994R+38.21998

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