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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 59

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

H. Lynn Jondahl (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating James A. Pocock (R) by 8.5 points.

H. Lynn JondahlDemocrat · winner
54.3%23,648
James A. PocockRepublican
45.7%19,924
43,572 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+8.51972D+33.21974D+14.51976D+18.21978D+15.01980D+2.81982

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