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1968Final results

1968 election for Michigan House District 87

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William S. Ballenger (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Duzenbury (D) by 28.1 points.

William S. BallengerRepublican · winner
64.0%19,660
36.0%11,042
30,702 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+6.81972D+24.21974D+26.01976D+51.41978D+33.91980D+6.81984

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