1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Larry Burkhalter (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Fred Westendorf (R) by 7.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Larry BurkhalterDemocrat · winner
52.6%17,579
Fred WestendorfRepublican
45.5%15,218
Linda F. JohnsIndependent
1.9%640
33,437 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