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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan House District 36

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John F. Markes (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Ralph M. Miller (R) by 37.0 points.

John F. MarkesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%13,860
Ralph M. MillerRepublican
31.1%6,336
Howard L. NealIndependent
0.8%164
20,360 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+0.91972D+37.01974R+4.01976R+51.31978R+4.51980R+15.91982

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

The candidates

John F. Markes (D)Ralph M. Miller (R)

Also on the ballot: Howard L. Neal (Independent), 0.8%