RepublicanNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Deforrest Strang
Last held office: Michigan House of Representatives, District 42 (1968–1976). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +8.7
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Strang was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Michigan House of Representatives, District 42
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Strang has run
Margin: how far Strang finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Laurence S. McBride (D) | 54.4% | R+8.7 |
| 1972 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Stuart Cochran (D) | 64.3% | R+28.6 |
| 1970 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Burke Webb (D) | 56.5% | R+13.1 |
| 1968 | Michigan House of Representatives, District 42 | General | Won | Don L. Marlin (D) | 57% | R+13.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Strang has held
- Michigan House of Representatives, District 42 · 1968–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Strang has run against
- Laurence S. McBride (D) · 1974 election, won
- Stuart Cochran (D) · 1972 election, won
- Burke Webb (D) · 1970 election, won
- Don L. Marlin (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive