1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 41
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John P. Smeekens (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Orville E. Meyer (D) by 35.2 points.
John P. SmeekensRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%18,815
Orville E. MeyerDemocrat
32.4%9,011
27,826 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