1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 12
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dennis Hertel (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Garfield Yarbro Jr. (R) by 65.1 points.
Dennis HertelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.6%14,149
Garfield Yarbro Jr.Republican
17.4%2,987
17,138 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET