1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 15
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Joe Young Jr. (D) won with 95.0% of the vote, defeating Georgia Barnes (R) by 89.9 points.
Joe Young Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
95.0%9,579
Georgia BarnesRepublican
5.0%507
10,086 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