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The following is a list of special elections for the Michigan Senate.
List of special elections
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| Date | Dist. | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6–7, 1837[1] | 1st | Conrad Ten Eyck[2] | Dem. | Benjamin B. Kercheval[1] | Dem. | Resigned[2] | ||
| c. December 1841–January 1842[3][4] | 5th | John S. Barry[5] | Dem. | George R. Redfield[3] | Dem. | Resigned[3] | ||
| November 1847[6] | 6th | Elijah B. Witherbee[7] | Whig | Alvin N. Hart[8] | Dem. | Death[9] | ||
| 1861[10] | 16th | Joseph R. Williams[11] | Rep. | Henry H. Riley[10] | Dem. | Death[11] | ||
| 1872[12] | 4th | Gilbert Hatheway[13] | Rep. | Seymour Brownell[14] | Dem. | Death[12] | ||
| February 23, 1874[15] | 8th | Philip H. Emerson[16] | Rep. | William F. Hewitt[15] | Dem. | Resigned[16] | ||
| 9th | William R. Stoddard[17] | Rep. | John P. Cook[15] | Dem. | Death[17] | |||
| 24th | Harrison H. Wheeler[18][19] | Rep. | John D. Lewis[15][20] | Rep. | Resigned[18][20] | |||
| April 1881[21] | 20th | John T. Rich[22] | Rep. | William W. Andrus[23] | Rep. | Resigned[22] | ||
| April 25–26, 1881[24] | 15th | Lewis Durkee[25] | Rep. | David R. Cook[24] | Rep. | Death[25] | ||
| April 1, 1895[26] | 10th | John W. Watts[27] | Rep. | Charles H. Smith[26] | Rep. | Death[27] | ||
| January 30, 1911[28] | 21st | Edwin G. Fox[29] | Rep. | John Conley[28] | Dem. | Death[29] | ||
| April 6, 1925[30] | 9th | James Henry[31] | Rep. | Joseph E. Watson[32] | Rep. | Death[30] | ||
| January 26, 1931[33] | 2nd | Cass J. Jankowski[34] | Rep. | George G. Sadowski[33] | Dem. | Death[33] | ||
| April 3, 1939[35] | 1st | James A. Murphy[36] | Dem. | Carl W. Bischoff[35] | Dem. | Death[36] | ||
| April 2, 1945[37] | 9th | Warren G. Hooper[38] | Rep. | Robert J. Hamilton | Rep. | Murdered[37] | ||
| 22nd | Chester M. Howell[39] | Rep. | William W. Lee | Rep. | Resigned[37] | |||
| November 6, 1945[40] | 6th | Carl F. DeLano[41] | Rep. | John W. Fletcher[40] | Rep. | Resigned[41] | ||
| April 2, 1951[42] | 23rd | Frank E. McKee[43] | Rep. | Clyde H. Geerlings | Rep. | Death[42] | ||
| January 5, 1954[44] | 27th | Felix H. H. Flynn[45] | Rep. | John Minnema | Rep. | Death[44] | ||
| April 1, 1957[46] | 14th | Harry F. Hittle[47] | Rep. | Paul C. Younger | Rep. | Death[46] | ||
| December 11, 1961[48] | 28th | Charles T. Prescott[49] | Rep. | Harold B. Hughes | Rep. | Death[48] | ||
| April 2, 1962[50] | 30th | William E. Miron[51] | Dem. | Kent T. Lundgren | Rep. | Death[51] | ||
| April 5, 1965[52] | 14th | Paul M. Chandler[a][53] | Rep. | Farrell E. Roberts[52] | Rep. | Death[53] | ||
| February 19, 1968[54] | 23rd | Harold Volkema[55] | Rep. | Gary Byker | Rep. | Death[54] | ||
| November 5, 1968[b][56] | 28th | Frank D. Beadle | Rep. | Alvin J. DeGrow | Rep. | Resigned[56] | ||
| March 19, 1974[57] | 2nd | Charles N. Youngblood Jr.[58] | Dem. | John C. Hertel | Dem. | Resigned[57] | ||
| 4th | Coleman A. Young[59] | Dem. | David S. Holmes Jr. | Dem. | Resigned[57] | |||
| June 25, 1974[60] | 21st | Anthony Stamm[61] | Rep. | Jack Welborn | Rep. | Death[60] | ||
| November 5, 1974[b][62][63] | 8th | Michael J. O’Brien[64] | Dem. | Michael J. O’Brien Jr.[62] | Dem. | Death[62] | ||
- ^ a b “Official Result”. Semi-weekly Free Press. March 10, 1837. p. 2. Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – Conrad TenEyck”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c “Democratic Nomination”. Detroit Free Press. December 28, 1841. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Senate”. Detroit Free Press. January 25, 1842. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Senate”. Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1841. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Corrunna, Nov. 9. 1847”. Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1847. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Elijah B. Witherbee”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Alvin N. Hart”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ “For Senators”. Detroit Free Press. September 13, 1847. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “The News”. Detroit Free Press. September 13, 1847. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – Joseph R. Williams”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b “Macomb County Senatorial Convention”. Detroit Free Press. February 29, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Obituaries”. Lansing State Journal. November 2, 1871. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Seymour Brownell”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c d “At the Special Elections Held on Monday last”. Ann Arbor Weekly Argus. Ypsilanti Sentinel-Commercial. February 27, 1874. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – Philip H. Emerson”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – William R. Stoddard”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – Judge Harrison H. Wheeler”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ “Political”. The Times Herald. September 17, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – John Denison Lewis”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ “The New Senator”. Detroit Free Press. April 10, 1881. p. 4. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – John Tyler Rich”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 1. pp. 25–26.
- ^ a b “David R. Cook Elected Senator for the Barry-Eaton District”. Grand Rapids Eagle. April 26, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – John Tyler Rich”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b “City Election”. Jackson Citizen Patriot. April 2, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – John William Watts”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b “Democrat Will Succeed Fox”. Detroit Free Press. January 31, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – Edwin G. Fox”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b “Joseph E. Watson for State Senator”. Battle Creek Moon-Journal. April 2, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – James Henry”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ “Watson Succeeds Late Senator James Henry”. Kalamazoo Gazette. April 7, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c “Joseph E. Watson for State Senator”. Battle Creek Moon-Journal. April 2, 1925. p. 7. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Cass J. Jankowski”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b “Bischoff Leads”. Detroit Free Press. April 4, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved November 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – James A. Murphy”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c “Lee Captures Seat In Senate”. The Saginaw News. April 3, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Warren Green Hooper”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Chester Milton Howell”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b “State Senate Contest Won By Fletcher”. Kalamazoo Gazette. November 7, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Delang to Delano”. Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “Geerlings Wins Senate Seat by 5,648 Margin”. Muskegon Chronicle. April 3, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Frank Eugene McKee”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “Minnima Leading In Senate Election”. Grand Haven Tribune. January 6, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Felix H. H. Flynn”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “Younger Carries 58 Precincts Here”. Lansing State Journal. April 2, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Harry Faron Hittle”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “GOP Keeps 28th District Senate Seat”. The Herald-Palladium. December 12, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Charles Test Prescott”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ “Lundgren Defeats Brown in State Vote Highlight”. Muskegon Chronicle. April 3, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – William E. Miron”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “Roberts Winner For Senate Post”. Northwest Oakland County Herald Advertiser. April 8, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Legislator Details – Paul M. Chandler”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “Gary Byker Elected to Michigan Senate”. The Holland Sentinel. February 20, 1968. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Harold J. Volkema”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “GOP Wins Only State Senate Race”. The Flint Journal. November 6, 1968. p. 51. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c “Democrats Win Victories To Restore Senate Balance”. Kalamazoo Gazette. March 20, 1974. p. 3. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Charles N. Youngblood Jr”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Coleman Alexander Young”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b “GOP wins two seats”. The Times Herald. June 26, 1974. p. 10. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Anthony Stamm”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c “Victorious Dems charge into control of state Senate”. Battle Creek Enquirer. November 6, 1974. p. 6. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Two new legislators take oath of office”. The Flint Journal. November 20, 1974. p. 4. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Legislator Details – Michael J. OBrien”. Library of Michigan. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
