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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 17

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Weldon O. Yeager (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Jack Legel (D) by 2.3 points.

Weldon O. YeagerRepublican · winner
51.1%14,782
Jack LegelDemocrat
48.9%14,118
28,900 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+56.81972D+71.11974D+66.81978D+83.21982D+79.41984D+79.21986

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