1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 101
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bob Traxler (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Smith (R) by 28.8 points.
Bob TraxlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%19,570
Charles E. SmithRepublican
34.8%10,711
Mark L. NelsonIndependent
1.7%532
30,813 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET