1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 70
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John T. Kelsey (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Jervis J. Wattles (R) by 58.5 points.
John T. KelseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.2%23,315
Jervis J. WattlesRepublican
20.8%6,107
29,422 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