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1970 election for Michigan House District 82

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

F. Robert Edwards (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Floyd J. McCree (D) by 4.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

F. Robert EdwardsRepublican · winner
52.1%9,877
47.9%9,064
18,941 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+39.11972D+48.81974D+56.31976D+43.01980D+27.41982D+9.21984

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