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1956-11-06 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)		 George Smith
(R)		 Walter Carpenter
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 112,81153.3% 98,43246.5% 4060.2% 00.0% 14,379 211,649
Total R vote: 98,432 (46.5%)      Total D vote: 112,811 (53.3%)      Total Other vote: 406 (0.2%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   George Smith 11,228 39.8%
2   Richard Wakefield 5,871 20.8%
3   Gregory Pillon 4,880 17.3%
4   Allen Bosworth 4,146 14.7%
5   Walter Charlton 2,095 7.4%
TOTAL VOTES 28,220  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Martha Griffiths* 23,761 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 23,761