1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 42
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Deforrest Strang (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Burke Webb (D) by 13.1 points.
Deforrest StrangRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%11,676
Burke WebbDemocrat
43.5%8,975
20,651 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