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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 70

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John T. Kelsey (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Norma P. Barnes (R) by 47.9 points.

John T. KelseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%24,694
Norma P. BarnesRepublican
26.1%8,700
33,394 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+39.21976D+54.61978D+32.61980D+56.71982D+27.81984D+35.91988

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