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 term, but was defeated by the Democratic candidate, Detroit City Council President Carl Levin.
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County results Levin: 50–60% 60–70% Griffin: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) | 322,530 | 78.30% | |
Republican | L. Brooks Patterson | 89,383 | 21.70% | |
Write-in | 22 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 411,935 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carl Levin | 226,584 | 38.90% | |
Democratic | Phil Power | 115,117 | 19.77% | |
Democratic | Richard Vander Veen | 89,257 | 15.33% | |
Democratic | Anthony Derezinski | 53,696 | 9.22% | |
Democratic | John Otterbacher | 50,860 | 8.73% | |
Democratic | Paul Rosenbaum | 46,892 | 8.05% | |
Write-in | 23 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 582,429 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carl Levin | 1,484,193 | 52.14% | 5.85 | |
Republican | Robert P. Griffin (incumbent) | 1,362,165 | 47.85% | 4.43 | |
Write-in | 272 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 2,846,630 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |