1978 Michigan Secretary of State election

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.

1978 Michigan Secretary of State election

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Nominee Richard H. Austin Melvin L. Larsen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,833,854 962,588
Percentage 65.57% 34.42%

Secretary of State before election

Richard H. Austin
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Richard H. Austin
Democratic

Larsen conceded the election early, before 10% of the return votes were counted.[1]

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Results

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Michigan Secretary of State election, 1978[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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  1. ^ "Challengers concede early: No vigils for Kelley, Austin". Lansing State Journal. November 8, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Michigan (1981). Michigan manual. 1979/1980 – via HathiTrust.