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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Michigan House District 35

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Marvin R. Stempien (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Louis E. Schmidt (R) by 7.2 points.

Marvin R. StempienDemocrat · winner
53.6%19,987
Louis E. SchmidtRepublican · incumbent
46.4%17,308
37,295 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+19.61972R+16.51974R+34.91976R+42.41978R+42.41980R+11.51984

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