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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 38

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Edward E. Mahalak (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Dale Wagenknecht (R) by 16.4 points.

Edward E. MahalakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%13,624
41.8%9,784
23,408 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+14.61972D+42.11974D+38.61976D+37.11978D+6.11980D+6.31982

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