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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 21

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Barbara-Rose Collins (D) won with 86.9% of the vote, defeating John Scarberry (R) by 73.9 points.

Barbara-Rose CollinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.9%6,873
John ScarberryRepublican
13.1%1,033
7,906 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+72.61972D+68.11974D+75.41976D+73.91978D+80.41980D+11.61982

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