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1990Final results

1990 election for Michigan Senate District 20

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

John Schwarz (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating James Wardlaw (D) by 28.5 points.

John SchwarzRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%44,795
35.7%24,902
69,697 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

EvenR+7.61982R+3.11986R+28.51990R+40.31994R+36.51998R+13.12002

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