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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 1

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Robert E. Waldron (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Walter F. Collins (D) by 38.7 points.

Robert E. WaldronRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%24,442
30.7%10,809
35,251 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+33.01972D+11.11974D+52.91984D+65.51986D+68.41988D+69.91990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET