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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 59

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jim Brown (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Terry Black (D) by 21.1 points.

Jim BrownRepublican · winner
60.5%18,098
Terry BlackDemocrat
39.5%11,795
29,893 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+8.51972D+33.21974D+14.51976D+18.21978D+15.01980D+2.81982

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