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1978 election for Michigan House District 105

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Tom Alley (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Russell D. Mason (R) by 14.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Tom AlleyDemocrat · winner
57.2%19,088
42.8%14,300
33,390 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+28.31972R+4.41974R+8.71976D+14.31978D+32.31980D+48.01982

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