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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Michigan (District 09)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Robert Griffin
(R)		 William Baker
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 68,16656.0% 53,60944.0% 00.0% 14,557 121,775
Total R vote: 68,166 (56.0%)      Total D vote: 53,609 (44.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Robert Griffin 14,476 52.3%
2   Ruth Thompson* 9,971 36.0%
3   Ralph Olthouse 3,246 11.7%
TOTAL VOTES 27,693  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Baker 5,436 38.7%
2   Frank Schuler 3,496 24.9%
3   George Apostle 3,321 23.6%
4   Louise Hansen 1,808 12.9%
TOTAL VOTES 14,061