1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Michigan House District 101
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James Barcia (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Colleen Engler (R) by 20.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James BarciaDemocrat · winner
59.9%19,672
Colleen EnglerRepublican
39.7%13,034
Anthony G. SawkaOther party
0.4%118
32,824 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET