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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 8

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Bradley (D) won with 96.1% of the vote, defeating John J. Mathie (R) by 92.2 points.

James BradleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.1%13,973
John J. MathieRepublican
3.9%567
14,540 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

EvenD+94.71972D+94.41984D+91.31986D+94.71990D+72.41992D+76.61994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET