1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 52
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Roy Smith (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Kaas (D) by 38.1 points.
Roy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%19,407
Thomas E. KaasDemocrat
30.9%8,696
28,104 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