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1972 United States Congressional Elections – Michigan

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Robert P. Griffin (R-inc) ­ 1,781,06552.28%

Frank J. Kelley (D) ­ 1,577,17846.29%

Patrick Dillinger (AI) ­ 23,1210.68%

Barbara Halpert (Human Rights) ­ 19,1180.56%

Linda Nordquist (SW) ­ 2,3890.07%

James Sim (SL) ­ 2,1270.06%

Thomas D. Dennis, Jr. (Comm.) ­ 1,9080.06%

Total Votes ­ 3,406,906100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

John Conyers (D-inc) ­ 131,35388.39%

Walter F. Girardot (R) ­ 16,09610.83%

Nina J. Hubbard (AI) ­ 8170.55%

Maceo Carl Dixon (SW) ­ 3370.23%

Total Votes ­ 148,603100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

Marvin L. Esch (R-inc) ­ 103,32156.03%

Marvin R. Stempien (D) ­ 79,76243.26%

Henry W. Kroes, Jr. (AI) ­ 1,3130.71%

Total Votes ­ 184,396100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

Garry E. Brown (R-inc) ­ 110,08259.20%

James T. Brignall (D) ­ 74,11439.86%

Marvin P. Lightvoet (AI) ­ 1,7410.94%

Total Votes ­ 185,937100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

J. Edward Hutchinson (R-inc) ­ 111,18567.25%

Charles Jameson (D) ­ 54,14132.75%

Total Votes ­ 165,326100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Gerald Ford (R-inc) ­ 118,02761.08%

Jean McKee (D) ­ 72,78237.67%

Dwight W. Johnson (AI) ­ 2,0451.06%

Frank Girard (SL) ­ 2350.12%

Alan Lee Maki (C) ­ 1400.07%

Total Votes ­ 193,229100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Charles E. Chamberlain (R-inc) ­ 97,66650.64%

Robert Carr (D) ­ 95,20949.36%

Total Votes ­ 192,875100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Donald Riegle, Jr. (R-inc) ­ 114,65670.11%

Eugene L. Mattison (D) ­ 48,88329.89%

Total Votes ­ 163,539100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

R. James Harvey (R-inc) ­ 100,59759.26%

Jerome T. Hart (D) ­ 66,87339.39%

John B. Lipinski (AI) ­ 2,2801.34%

Total Votes ­ 169,750100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Guy Vander Jagt (R-inc) ­ 132,26869.39%

Lawrence H. Olson (D) ­ 56,23629.50%

De Loyd Glenn Hesselink (AI) ­ 2,1101.11%

Total Votes ­ 190,614100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Elford Albin Cederberg (R-inc) ­ 121,36866.73%

Benjamin D. Graves (D) ­ 56,14930.87%

Richard Friske (AI) ­ 4,3692.40%

Total Votes ­ 181,886100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Hold

Philip Ruppe (R-inc) ­ 135,78669.42%

James E. McNamara (D) ­ 58,33429.82%

James P. Hoy (AI) ­ 1,4890.76%

Total Votes ­ 195,609100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

James G. O’Hara (D-inc) ­ 83,35150.82%

David Serotkin (R) ­ 80,66749.18%

Total Votes ­ 164,018100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Charles Diggs (D-inc) ­ 97,56285.63%

Leonard T. Edwards (R) ­ 15,18013.32%

Raymond D. Moon (AI) ­ 6850.60%

Nanci Kinker (SW) ­ 5010.44%

Total Votes ­ 113,928100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Lucien N. Nedzi (D-inc) ­ 93,92354.86%

Robert V. McGrath (R) ­ 77,27345.14%

Total Votes ­ 171,196100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

William D. Ford (D-inc) ­ 97,05465.79%

Ernest C. Fackler (R) ­ 48,50432.88%

Aldi C. Fuhrmann (AI) ­ 1,9721.34%

Total Votes ­ 147,530100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

John D. Dingell, Jr. (D-inc) ­ 110,71568.06%

William Rostrom (R) ­ 48,41429.76%

Peter P. Gayner (AI) ­ 3,5542.18%

Total Votes ­ 162,683100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Martha W. Griffiths (D-inc) ­ 123,33166.44%

Ralph E. Judd (R) ­ 60,33732.50%

Hector M. McGregor (AI) ­ 1,4800.80%

Christy L. Wallace (SW) ­ 4850.26%

Total Votes ­ 185,633100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Win (new district)

Robert J. Huber (R) ­ 95,05352.62%

Daniel S. Cooper (D) ­ 85,58047.38%

Total Votes ­ 180,633100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold/GOP Loss

William Broomfield (R-inc) ­ 123,69770.37%

George Montgomery (D) ­ 50,35528.65%

Henry Lloyd George (AI) ­ 1,7370.99%

Total Votes ­ 175,789100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives