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1974Final results

1974 election for Michigan House District 98

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dennis O. Cawthorne (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce E. Burgoyne (D) by 23.0 points.

Dennis O. CawthorneRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%17,817
38.5%11,153
28,971 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+44.01972R+23.01974R+36.61976D+1.81978R+11.01980R+23.81982

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