1976Final results
1976 election for Michigan House District 12
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dennis Hertel (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Randal R. Moody (R) by 46.5 points.
Dennis HertelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%17,729
Randal R. MoodyRepublican
26.2%6,382
Nancy CummingsIndependent
0.9%231
Robert M. ThatcherLibertarian
0.2%57
24,399 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Dennis Hertel (D)Randal R. Moody (R)
Also on the ballot: Nancy Cummings (Independent), 0.9%; Robert M. Thatcher (Libertarian), 0.2%