1978 Michigan Attorney General election

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

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.