1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 41
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John P. Smeekens (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Porter (D) by 29.0 points.
John P. SmeekensRepublican · winner
64.5%13,267
Paul PorterDemocrat
35.5%7,306
20,573 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