1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 24
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Richard Fessler (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth H. Giese (D) by 17.4 points.
Richard FesslerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%19,264
Elizabeth H. GieseDemocrat
41.3%13,544
32,809 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