1976Final results
1976 election for Michigan House District 61
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Melvin L. Larsen (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating John Teal (D) by 30.3 points.
Melvin L. LarsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%17,779
John TealDemocrat
34.7%9,500
Patricia J. AguirreOther party
0.3%75
27,354 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