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1972Final results

1972 election for Michigan House District 87

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

R. Douglas Trezise (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Francis Spaniola (D) by 6.8 points.

R. Douglas TreziseRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%17,052
46.6%14,876
31,928 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

EvenR+6.81972D+24.21974D+26.01976D+51.41978D+33.91980D+6.81984

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