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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Senate District 23

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Curtis Hertel Jr. (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Craig Whitehead (R) by 32.2 points.

Curtis Hertel Jr.Democrat · winner
66.1%50,824
Craig WhiteheadRepublican
33.9%26,076
76,900 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

EvenD+6.72002D+39.52006D+28.02010D+32.22014D+36.92018R+18.72022

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