1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 38
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edward E. Mahalak (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Dale Wagenknecht (R) by 27.1 points.
Edward E. MahalakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%13,060
Dale WagenknechtRepublican
36.4%7,486
20,546 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET