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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 103

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ralph Ostling (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Barbara J. Anderson (D) by 14.7 points.

Ralph OstlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%23,029
42.6%17,123
40,155 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+31.91972R+17.71974R+25.71976R+14.71978R+24.71980R+15.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET