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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 44

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ray C. Mittan (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Henderson (D) by 3.9 points.

Ray C. MittanRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%13,594
48.0%12,569
26,171 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+12.31972R+0.81974R+3.91976R+3.41978R+2.21980R+24.31982

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