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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 52

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Raymond J. Smit (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Dwyer (D) by 31.6 points.

Raymond J. SmitRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%21,366
34.2%11,098
32,464 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

EvenR+31.61972R+18.21974R+19.21976R+38.11978R+31.91980R+17.61982

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