1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 43
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Harry Gast (R) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating Laurel P. Groenke (D) by 53.4 points.
Harry GastRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.4%24,617
Laurel P. GroenkeDemocrat
22.0%7,169
Karl FriskeIndependent
2.6%864
32,650 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