1974Final results
1974 election for Michigan House District 83
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James F. Smith (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Trecha (D) by 0.3 points.
James F. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%13,641
Paul E. TrechaDemocrat
49.8%13,547
27,188 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