1990Final results
1990 election for Michigan Senate District 9
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Doug Carl (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Notte (D) by 7.5 points.
Doug CarlRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%39,256
Richard NotteDemocrat
46.2%33,772
73,028 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET