1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
F. Robert Edwards (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Theodore P. Mansour (D) by 8.9 points.
F. Robert EdwardsRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%15,850
Theodore P. MansourDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%13,249
29,099 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