1978 Michigan Attorney General election

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.

1978 Michigan Attorney General election

November 7, 1978
 
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

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

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

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

Results

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

  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.
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