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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Michigan (District 16)

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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 John Lesinski, Jr.*
(D)		 Arthur Kurtz
(R)		 Earl Johnson
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 176,65364.1% 98,17235.6% 8130.3% 00.0% 78,481 275,638
Total R vote: 98,172 (35.6%)      Total D vote: 176,653 (64.1%)      Total Other vote: 813 (0.3%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Arthur Kurtz 7,594 40.3%
2   Frederick Lichtman 5,865 31.1%
3   George Mumper 2,931 15.5%
4   William Rostron 2,461 13.1%
TOTAL VOTES 18,851  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Lesinski, Jr.* 34,227 80.3%
2   Stanley Lock 8,421 19.7%
TOTAL VOTES 42,648