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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 1

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Josephine Hunsinger (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Anthony Romeo (R) by 33.0 points.

Josephine HunsingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%19,809
Anthony RomeoRepublican
32.9%9,892
Jeanette MinoIndependent
1.2%352
30,053 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+33.01972D+11.11974D+52.91984D+65.51986D+68.41988D+69.91990

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

The candidates

Josephine Hunsinger (D)Anthony Romeo (R)

Also on the ballot: Jeanette Mino (Independent), 1.2%