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1976Final results

1976 election for Michigan House District 98

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dennis O. Cawthorne (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Leon Twiss (D) by 36.6 points.

Dennis O. CawthorneRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%27,031
Leon TwissDemocrat
31.7%12,548
39,581 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+44.01972R+23.01974R+36.61976D+1.81978R+11.01980R+23.81982

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