1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 85
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James Oneill (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Arthur Botwright (R) by 32.2 points.
James OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%16,904
Kenneth Arthur BotwrightRepublican
33.9%8,667
25,571 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