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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 106

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Richard Friske (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Peter C. Johnson (D) by 2.6 points.

Richard FriskeRepublican · winner
51.3%12,407
48.7%11,770
24,177 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

EvenR+10.11972R+2.31974R+14.31976R+8.51978R+37.51980R+1.81982

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