1970Final results
1970 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Ruth Marcus (D) by 19.3 points.
Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%15,036
Ruth MarcusDemocrat
40.0%10,139
Myron ObrienOther party
0.8%201
25,376 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