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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 16

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Matthew McNeely (D) won with 84.3% of the vote, defeating Stanley Richard Tucker (R) by 69.8 points.

Matthew McNeelyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.3%18,155
14.5%3,126
Earlean MoonIndependent
1.2%264
21,545 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+69.81972D+76.51976D+87.31982D+85.01984D+83.51986D+87.31988

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

The candidates