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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 42

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mark D. Siljander (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Dixie Almasi (D) by 8.6 points.

Mark D. SiljanderRepublican · winner
54.3%16,799
Dixie AlmasiDemocrat
45.7%14,146
30,963 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

EvenR+28.61972R+8.71974R+8.61976R+39.41978R+15.51982R+45.01984

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