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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 3

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William A. Ryan (D) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating Philip Terry Knight (R) by 58.1 points.

William A. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.1%10,639
20.9%2,817
13,456 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+36.81972D+65.51974D+56.41976D+54.21978D+55.01980D+54.11982

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