1968Final results
1968 election for Michigan House District 42
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Deforrest Strang (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Don L. Marlin (D) by 13.9 points.
Deforrest StrangRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%15,499
Don L. MarlinDemocrat
43.0%11,706
27,205 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET