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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan House District 97

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Martin L. Hulka (D) by 5.7 points.

Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%13,507
47.1%12,041
25,550 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+5.71974R+28.71976R+14.11978R+42.51980R+2.71982R+9.81984

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