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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 88

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Stanley M. Powell (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Burton Stencel (D) by 13.1 points.

Stanley M. PowellRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%17,660
43.4%13,560
31,220 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+33.61972R+11.11974R+13.11976R+26.11978R+42.81980R+3.91982

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