1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dale E. Kildee (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Douglas A. Covell (R) by 47.7 points.
Dale E. KildeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%14,709
Douglas A. CovellRepublican
26.1%5,203
19,912 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