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1960-11-08 U.S. House Election Results for Michigan (District 17)

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Election Type:
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)
Richard Morell
(R)
William Walbridge
(Socialist Labor)
Byron Stover
(Independent American)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 134,66057.6% 98,72142.2% 1700.1% 1250.1% 1480.1% 35,939 233,824
Total R vote: 98,721 (42.2%)      Total D vote: 134,660 (57.6%)      Total Other vote: 443 (0.2%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: Sadie Grass (Tax Cut), 79 votes ; Richard Zeller (Prohibition), 69 votes


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Morell 10,653 46.7%
2   Gladys Smith 5,326 23.4%
3   Richard Wakefield 5,280 23.2%
4   James Couchois 1,542 6.8%
TOTAL VOTES 22,801  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Martha Griffiths* 32,034 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 32,034