1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 5

Name: 1968 election for Michigan House District 5
Start: 1968-11-05
Location: Michigan

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

E. D. Obrien (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald W. Michals (R) by 36.0 points.

E. D. ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent

68.0%18,516

32.0%8,722

27,238 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

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