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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 35

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Marvin R. Stempien (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Swanson (R) by 8.1 points.

Marvin R. StempienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%17,911
45.9%15,217
33,128 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

EvenR+19.61972R+16.51974R+34.91976R+42.41978R+42.41980R+11.51984

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