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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 68

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William Hayward (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Roy J. Daniel (D) by 18.5 points.

William HaywardRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%19,551
40.8%13,447
32,998 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+18.51972R+7.61974R+17.71976R+37.81978R+29.81980R+14.11982

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