1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 5
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
E. D. Obrien (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Gordon R. Michaelson (R) by 49.2 points.
E. D. ObrienDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%17,119
Gordon R. MichaelsonRepublican
25.4%5,832
22,951 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