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1938-11-08 U.S. House Election Results for Michigan (District 17)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County George Dondero*
(R)		 Samuel Backus
(D)		 Walter Allmendinger
(Socialist)		 Clifford Bentley
(Socialist Labor)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 63,76961.4% 39,78438.3% 2030.2% 940.1% 00.0% 23,985 103,850
Total R vote: 63,769 (61.4%)      Total D vote: 39,784 (38.3%)      Total Other vote: 297 (0.3%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   George Dondero* 31,030 70.5%
2   Earl Nash 10,483 23.8%
3   Bowen Gover 2,474 5.6%
TOTAL VOTES 43,987  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Samuel Backus 2,906 19.6%
2   John McGillis 2,399 16.2%
3   Frank Schroeder 2,081 14.1%
4   Odin Johnson 1,849 12.5%
5   Larry Davidow 1,813 12.2%
6   Frank Perrin 1,217 8.2%
7   Lella Bracy 811 5.5%
8   Oliver Smith 692 4.7%
9   John Morris 653 4.4%
10   Bowen Gover 390 2.6%
TOTAL VOTES 14,811