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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 87

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Francis Spaniola (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating William H. Spike (R) by 26.0 points.

Francis SpaniolaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%22,794
37.0%13,380
36,185 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+6.81972D+24.21974D+26.01976D+51.41978D+33.91980D+6.81984

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