1976Final results
1976 election for Michigan House District 43
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Harry Gast (R) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Laurel P. Groenke (D) by 47.5 points.
Harry GastRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.7%25,900
Laurel P. GroenkeDemocrat
26.2%9,217
35,122 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