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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 63

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James J. Damman (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating John L. Lane (D) by 46.5 points.

James J. DammanRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%26,508
John L. LaneDemocrat
26.7%9,669
36,177 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+46.51972R+40.61974R+47.91976R+53.51978R+56.01980R+27.81982

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