1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 47
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Wayne B. Sackett (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating W. James Orr (D) by 1.7 points.
Wayne B. SackettRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%14,270
W. James OrrDemocrat
49.1%13,786
28,056 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