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Michigan's 78th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 78th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Barry, Eaton, Ionia, and Kent counties.[2] The district was created in 1965, when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.[3]
Michigan's 78th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Representative |
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Demographics | 83.5% White 6.1% Black 5.4% Hispanic 1.7% Asian 0.6% Other | ||
Population (2010) | 89,600[1] |
Representative | Party | Dates | Residence | Notes | |
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Roy L. Spencer | Republican | 1965–1976 | Attica | [4] | |
Larry E. Burkhalter | Democratic | 1977–1980 | Lapeer | [5] | |
John Gregory Strand | Republican | 1981–1982 | Lapeer | [6] | |
Keith Muxlow | Republican | 1983–1992 | Brown City | [7] | |
Carl Gnodtke | Republican | 1993–1996 | Sawyer | [8] | |
Ron Jelinek | Republican | 1997–2002 | Three Oaks | [9] | |
Neal Nitz | Republican | 2003–2008 | Baroda | [10] | |
Sharon Tyler | Republican | 2009–2012 | Niles | [11] | |
Dave Pagel | Republican | 2013–2018 | Berrien Springs | [12] | |
Brad Paquette | Republican | 2019–2022 | Niles | [13] | |
Gina Johnsen | Republican | 2023–present | Lake Odessa | [14] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Paquette | 20,596 | 61.35 | |
Democratic | Dean E. Hill | 12,978 | 38.65 | |
Total votes | 33,574 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Pagel | 26,037 | 67.51% | |
Democratic | Dean Hill | 12,529 | 32.49% | |
Total votes | 38,566 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Pagel | 15,360 | 67.23 | |
Democratic | Cartier Shields | 7,488 | 32.77 | |
Total votes | 22,848 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Pagel | 23,227 | 61.08 | |
Democratic | Jack Arbanas | 14,802 | 38.92 | |
Total votes | 38,029 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sharon Tyler | 15,218 | 65.35 | |
Democratic | Cindy Ellis | 8,070 | 34.65 | |
Total votes | 23,288 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sharon Tyler | 20,226 | 52.06 | |
Democratic | Judy Truesdell | 18,623 | 47.94 | |
Total votes | 38,849 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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