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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 34

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Bennett (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas M. Barnhart (R) by 47.5 points.

John BennettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%17,817
26.2%6,337
24,154 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+30.51972D+41.31976D+41.31978D+31.51980D+3.31984D+25.71986

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