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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 101

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Bob Traxler (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Smith (R) by 39.2 points.

Bob TraxlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%15,977
30.4%6,979
22,956 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 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+28.81972R+17.61974D+20.21976D+58.81980D+39.61982D+25.91984

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