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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 49

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James N. Folks (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating David R. McManus (D) by 27.0 points.

James N. FolksRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%18,960
36.5%10,897
29,857 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+41.21972R+26.11974R+23.21976R+13.41978R+28.11980D+15.71982

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