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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Senate District 17

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Dale Zorn (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Doug Spade (D) by 5.0 points.

Dale ZornRepublican · winner
51.1%38,442
Doug SpadeDemocrat
46.2%34,706
Jeff AndringConstitution
2.7%2,039
75,187 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+19.32002R+6.82006R+22.12010R+5.02014R+18.62018R+30.72022

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

The candidates

Dale Zorn (R)Doug Spade (D)

Also on the ballot: Jeff Andring (Constitution), 2.7%