1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 71
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Thomas Guastello (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce C. Lyons (R) by 25.1 points.
Thomas GuastelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%25,988
Bruce C. LyonsRepublican
37.5%15,568
41,556 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