1978 Michigan Secretary of State election
American state election
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The 1978 Michigan Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democrat Richard H. Austin defeated Republican nominee Melvin L. Larsen with 65.57% of the vote.
Larsen conceded the election early, before 10% of the return votes were counted. [1]
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Richard H. Austin , Democratic
- Melvin L. Larsen , Republican
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard H. Austin (incumbent) | 1,833,854 | 65.57 | |
Republican | Melvin L. Larsen | 962,588 | 34.42 | |
Write-ins | 186 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 2,796,628 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ↑ "Challengers concede early: No vigils for Kelley, Austin" . Lansing State Journal . November 8, 1978. p. 19 . Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Michigan (1981). Michigan manual. 1979/1980 – via HathiTrust .
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