1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 71
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Thomas Guastello (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Elvio Rosati (R) by 7.2 points.
Thomas GuastelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%17,076
Elvio RosatiRepublican
46.4%14,783
31,859 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET