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1978 Michigan Attorney General election

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1978 Michigan Attorney General election

← 1974 November 7, 1978 1982 →
 
Nominee Frank J. Kelley Stephen C. Bransdorfer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,853,481 857,897
Percentage 67.50% 31.24%

Attorney General before election

Frank J. Kelley
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Frank J. Kelley
Democratic

The 1978 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democrat Frank J. Kelley defeated Republican nominee Stephen C. Bransdorfer with 67.50% of the vote.

Bransdorfer 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

  • Frank J. Kelley, Democratic
  • Stephen C. Bransdorfer, Republican
  • Robert W. Roddis, Libertarian

Results

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Michigan Attorney General election, 1978[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Kelley (incumbent) 1,853,481 67.50
Republican Stephen C. Bransdorfer 857,897 31.24
American Independent James E. Wells 34,523 1.26
Write-ins 46 0.00
Total votes 2,745,947 100
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.