1978 United States Senate election in Michigan

none March 2026 September 2017 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan Flag of Michigan.svg presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Michigan 1972 1984 United States Senate election in Michigan 1984 November 7, 1978 125x136px CarlLevin--100thCongress--.png Carl Levin Democratic Party (United States) 1,484,193 52.14% Robert Paul Griffin.jpg Robert P. Griffin Republican Party (United States) 1,362,165 47.85% 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County resultsLevin: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Griffin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin Republican Party (United States) Carl Levin Democratic Party (United States) The 1978 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert P. Griffin ran for re-election to a third full term and lost to the Democratic nominee, Detroit City Council President Carl Levin. Griffin was later elected to Michigan's State Supreme Court in 1986.Robert P. Griffin (1923 – 2015) https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/hallofhonor/2019-griffin 2026-03-24 DOL en Republican primary Candidates Robert P. Griffin, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1967 L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Prosecutor and anti-busing activist Results 1978 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=289834 Our Campaigns - MI US Senate- R Primary Race - Aug 08, 1978 Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 322,530 78.30% L. Brooks Patterson Republican Party (US) 89,383 21.70% 22 0.01% 411,935 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Anthony Derezinski, State Senator from Ann ArborMembers of the Senate 19771978 http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/1977-1978/michiganmanual/1977-MM-P0198-P0208.pdf Michigan State Legislature Carl Levin, President of the Detroit City Council John Otterbacher, State Senator from Grand Rapids Phil Power, newspaper publisher Paul Rosenbaum, State Representative from Battle CreekMembers of the House of Representatives 19771978 http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/1977-1978/michiganmanual/1977-MM-P0213-P0238.pdf Michigan State Legislature Richard Vander Veen, former U.S. Representative from Grand Rapids Results 1978 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=289833 Our Campaigns - MI US Senate- D Primary Race - Aug 08, 1978 Carl Levin Democratic Party (US) 226,584 38.90% Phil Power Democratic Party (US) 115,117 19.77% Richard Vander Veen Democratic Party (US) 89,257 15.33% Anthony Derezinski Democratic Party (US) 53,696 9.22% John Otterbacher Democratic Party (US) 50,860 8.73% Paul Rosenbaum Democratic Party (US) 46,892 8.05% 23 0.00% 582,429 100.00% Results General election resultsRandy Parker crickets chirp Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate July 7, 2003 Our Campaigns http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5325 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1979 Democratic Party (United States) Carl Levin 1,484,193 52.14% 5.85 Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) 1,362,165 47.85% 4.43 272 0.01% N/A 2,846,630 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1978 United States Senate elections References Michigan 1978 United States Senate election