1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 83
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James F. Smith (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Trecha (D) by 22.2 points.
James F. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%20,145
Paul E. TrechaDemocrat
38.9%12,831
32,976 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