1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Michigan House District 71
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Thomas Guastello (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Allen F. Rush (R) by 9.4 points.
Thomas GuastelloDemocrat · winner
54.7%23,153
Allen F. RushRepublican · incumbent
45.3%19,181
42,334 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