1972Final results
1972 election for Michigan House District 98
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dennis O. Cawthorne (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Lee Trucks (D) by 44.0 points.
Dennis O. CawthorneRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%25,599
Lee TrucksDemocrat
27.6%9,862
Joe E. LanceIndependent
0.9%330
35,791 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