1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 36
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John F. Markes (D) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph M. Miller (R) by 0.9 points.
John F. MarkesDemocrat · winner
49.9%13,548
Ralph M. MillerRepublican
49.1%13,311
Norman L. SzewcIndependent
1.0%272
27,131 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