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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 103

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ralph Ostling (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Duerr Jr. (D) by 31.9 points.

Ralph OstlingRepublican · winner
62.3%22,780
30.5%11,126
Herbert FriskeIndependent
7.2%2,631
36,537 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

EvenR+31.91972R+17.71974R+25.71976R+14.71978R+24.71980R+15.71982

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