1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Michigan House District 109
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John D. Payant (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Gingrass (D) by 1.1 points.
John D. PayantRepublican · winner
50.5%15,233
Jack GingrassDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%14,915
30,148 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET