1974 Michigan Attorney General election

1974 Michigan Attorney General election

5 November 1974

Nominee Frank J. Kelley Myron H. Wahls Sr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,739,466 736,975 Percentage 69.15% 29.30%

County results Kelley:50–60%60–70%70–80% Wahls:50–60%

Attorney General before election Frank J. Kelley Democratic Elected Attorney General Frank J. Kelley Democratic

The1974 Michigan Attorney General electionwas held on 5 November 1974 in order to elect theAttorney General of Michigan.Democraticnominee andincumbentAttorney GeneralFrank J. Kelleywon re-election againstRepublicannomineeMyron H. Wahls Sr.,American IndependentnomineeRay D. MarkelandHuman RightsnomineeClarice Jobes.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1978,DemocraticnomineeFrank J. Kelleywon re-election by a margin of 1,002,491 votes against his foremost opponentRepublicannominee Myron H. Wahls Sr., thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Attorney General. Kelley was sworn in for his fifth term on 1 January 1975.

Results

Michigan Attorney General election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank J. Kelley(incumbent)	1,739,466	69.15
	Republican	Myron H. Wahls Sr.	736,975	29.30
	American Independent	Ray D. Markel	20,970	0.82
	Human Rights	Clarice Jobes	18,239	0.73
	Write-ins		24	0.00
Total votes			2,515,674	100.00
	Democratichold