1976Final results
1976 election for Michigan House District 22
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Gary Owen (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Baldwin (R) by 44.4 points.
Gary OwenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%21,044
Robert E. BaldwinRepublican
27.0%7,966
Dennis L. GalbraithOther party
0.9%252
John P. SantuciIndependent
0.4%119
Alan HarrisLibertarian
0.3%88
29,469 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
Gary Owen (D)Robert E. Baldwin (R)
Also on the ballot: Dennis L. Galbraith (Other party), 0.9%; John P. Santuci (Independent), 0.4%; Alan Harris (Libertarian), 0.3%