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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan House District 79

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

F. Robert Edwards (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Edwin L. Knopf (D) by 3.7 points.

F. Robert EdwardsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%10,348
48.2%9,611
19,959 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+8.91972R+3.71974D+2.71976D+52.91978D+40.61980D+24.01982

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