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1954-11-02 U.S. House Election Results for Michigan (District 17)

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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 Martha Griffiths
(D)		 Charles Oakman*
(R)		 Walter Carpenter
(Prohibition)		 Anthony Kimmel
(Socialist Labor)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 75,25852.2% 68,61347.6% 2460.2% 1250.1% 00.0% 6,645 144,242
Total R vote: 68,613 (47.6%)      Total D vote: 75,258 (52.2%)      Total Other vote: 371 (0.3%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Charles Oakman 21,930 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 21,930  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Martha Griffiths 17,919 63.2%
2   Thomas Poindexter 10,443 36.8%
TOTAL VOTES 28,362