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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 81

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dale E. Kildee (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Carol Lee Burrow (R) by 48.4 points.

Dale E. KildeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%20,700
25.8%7,194
27,894 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+48.41972D+41.71974D+58.31976D+27.71980D+43.31982D+22.21984

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