1976Final results
1976 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Ruth Marcus (D) by 28.7 points.
Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%22,161
Ruth MarcusDemocrat
35.7%12,284
34,445 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