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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 8

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Bradley (D) won with 95.6% of the vote, defeating John J. Mathie (R) by 91.1 points.

James BradleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.6%19,853
John J. MathieRepublican
4.4%921
20,774 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+94.71972D+94.41984D+91.31986D+94.71990D+72.41992D+76.61994

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