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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan House District 61

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Melvin L. Larsen (R) won re-election with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Taylor (D) by 15.6 points.

Melvin L. LarsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%10,881
42.2%7,951
18,832 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

EvenR+13.61972R+15.61974R+30.31976D+0.31978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)