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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 1

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Michael Bennane (D) won with 98.1% of the vote, defeating Lon Herman (Oth) by 97.1 points.

Michael BennaneDemocrat · winner
98.1%18,408
Lon HermanOther party
1.0%186
0.9%170
18,764 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+33.01972D+11.11974D+52.91984D+65.51986D+68.41988D+69.91990

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

The candidates

Michael Bennane (D)Lon Herman (OTH)

Also on the ballot: Paul Michael Getty (Libertarian), 0.9%