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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 21

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Morris Hood Jr. (D) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Edgar S. Hughes (R) by 63.4 points.

Morris Hood Jr.Democrat · winner
81.7%14,505
Edgar S. HughesRepublican
18.3%3,249
17,754 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+72.61972D+68.11974D+75.41976D+73.91978D+80.41980D+11.61982

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