1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Michigan House District 17
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
William M. Brodhead (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating H. Ronald McClune (R) by 12.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William M. BrodheadDemocrat · winner
56.1%13,755
H. Ronald McCluneRepublican
43.9%10,772
24,527 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET