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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 3

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William A. Ryan (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Edgar W. Smith (R) by 52.2 points.

William A. RyanDemocrat · winner
76.1%14,598
Edgar W. SmithRepublican
23.9%4,580
19,178 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+36.81972D+65.51974D+56.41976D+54.21978D+55.01980D+54.11982

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