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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 8

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Daisy Elliott (D) won with 97.3% of the vote, defeating Markus S. Simon (R) by 94.7 points.

Daisy ElliottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.3%20,762
Markus S. SimonRepublican
2.7%567
21,329 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

EvenD+94.71972D+94.41984D+91.31986D+94.71990D+72.41992D+76.61994

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