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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 2

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jack Legel (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Janet McFerran (R) by 48.7 points.

Jack LegelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%12,377
Janet McFerranRepublican
25.7%4,270
16,647 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

EvenD+30.61972D+35.51974D+42.01976D+48.71978D+52.81980D+61.21982

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