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  MI District 5
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Parents > United States > Michigan > MI - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline July 22, 1971 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1972 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1972 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 05, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End December 06, 1973 - 11:55pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH April 08, 2021 01:20pm
Data Sources
Description Term end due to resignation of Ford to become Vice President.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1970
NameGerald R. Ford Votes88,208 (61.36%)
Term01/05/1971 - 01/05/1973 Margin32,871 (+22.87%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won02/18/1974
NameRichard F. Vander Veen Votes53,083 (50.92%)
Term02/19/1974 - 01/03/1975 Margin6,923 (+6.64%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 08, 1972 MI District 05 - D Primary
Jean McKee
D 16,937

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Name (I) Rep. Gerald R. Ford Jean McKee Dwight W. Johnson Frank E. Girard Alan Lee Maki  
PartyRepublican Democratic American Independent Socialist Labor Communist  
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Certified Votes 118,027 (61.08%) 72,782 (37.67%) 2,045 (1.06%) 235 (0.12%) 140 (0.07%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -45,245 (-23.42%) -115,982 (-60.02%) -117,792 (-60.96%) -117,887 (-61.01%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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