1974Final results
1974 election for Michigan House District 65
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James E. Defebaugh (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Dorothea Becker (D) by 46.4 points.
James E. DefebaughRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.2%23,017
Dorothea BeckerDemocrat
26.8%8,430
31,448 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET