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1990Final results

1990 election for Michigan Senate District 34

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

James Barcia (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Thatcher (R) by 40.8 points.

James BarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%47,853
29.6%20,115
67,968 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+37.61982D+40.81990R+23.01994R+16.41998R+1.12002R+1.32006

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