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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 105

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joseph Patrick Swallow (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Edward Bastow Jr. (D) by 13.6 points.

Joseph Patrick SwallowRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%16,555
43.2%12,591
29,146 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

EvenR+28.31972R+4.41974R+8.71976D+14.31978D+32.31980D+48.01982

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