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1990Final results

1990 election for Michigan Senate District 21

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Paul Wartner (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Rodebaugh (D) by 27.0 points.

Paul WartnerRepublican · winner
63.5%38,770
36.5%22,299
61,069 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+38.11978R+6.71982R+9.61986R+27.01990R+16.11994R+7.21998

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