1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Joe Conroy (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating F. Robert Edwards (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe ConroyDemocrat · winner
51.0%14,535
F. Robert EdwardsRepublican · incumbent
48.4%13,779
Sharon ThillOther party
0.4%101
28,493 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