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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 36

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Tierney (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Bergquest (R) by 30.3 points.

James TierneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%19,513
34.9%10,443
29,956 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+0.91972D+37.01974R+4.01976R+51.31978R+4.51980R+15.91982

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