1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Michigan House District 22
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Gary Owen (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Roy Smith (R) by 2.9 points.
Gary OwenDemocrat · winner
50.8%14,058
Roy SmithRepublican · incumbent
47.9%13,260
Robert E. CauleyIndependent
1.2%338
27,656 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