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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 61

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Melvin L. Larsen (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Kerry Kenneth Kammer (D) by 13.6 points.

Melvin L. LarsenRepublican · winner
56.8%13,681
43.2%10,410
24,091 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+13.61972R+15.61974R+30.31976D+0.31978R+20.61980R+7.41982

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