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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 83

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James N. Callahan (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Harold L. Post (R) by 3.0 points.

James N. CallahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%17,489
Harold L. PostRepublican
48.5%16,470
33,959 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

EvenR+22.21972R+0.31974R+2.01976R+22.01978R+16.81980R+3.71982

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