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1970Final results

1970 election for Michigan House District 96

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gerrit C. Hasper (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Jack S. Hakes (R) by 15.0 points.

Gerrit C. HasperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%10,426
Jack S. HakesRepublican
42.5%7,704
18,130 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+18.01972D+42.71974D+26.71976D+1.71978R+7.81980R+17.31982

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