1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Michigan House District 36
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert C. Law (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating John F. Markes (D) by 4.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert C. LawRepublican · winner
51.8%15,505
John F. MarkesDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%14,296
Henry W. Kroes Jr.Independent
0.3%88
Barbara S. RoweLibertarian
0.2%63
29,954 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
Robert C. Law (R)John F. Markes (D)
Also on the ballot: Henry W. Kroes Jr. (Independent), 0.3%; Barbara S. Rowe (Libertarian), 0.2%