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1978 United States Senate election in Michigan

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ7891640 ↗
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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.

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