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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 36

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Tierney (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Jacquelyn Ann Boelter (R) by 48.5 points.

James TierneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%18,535
25.7%6,423
24,958 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+0.91972D+37.01974R+4.01976R+51.31978R+4.51980R+15.91982

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