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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 81

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dale E. Kildee (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Cooper (R) by 10.6 points.

Dale E. KildeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%14,367
44.7%11,603
25,970 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+48.41972D+41.71974D+58.31976D+27.71980D+43.31982D+22.21984

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