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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 109

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John D. Payant (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Gingrass (D) by 8.8 points.

John D. PayantRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%13,974
45.6%11,722
25,696 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+0.21972D+24.81974D+26.71976D+35.11978D+38.61980R+5.21984

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