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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 29

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Alfred A. Sheridan (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Hawks (R) by 26.6 points.

Alfred A. SheridanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%16,410
Robert HawksRepublican
36.7%9,519
25,929 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+26.61972D+55.01974D+44.31976D+26.11980D+5.81984D+57.01986

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