2014Final results
2014 election for Michigan Senate District 4
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Virgil Smith (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Keith Franklin (R) by 63.8 points.
Virgil SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%49,970
Keith FranklinRepublican
18.1%11,047
61,018 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET