1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 55
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Donald Gilmer (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Larry Raffler (D) by 33.7 points.
Donald GilmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%19,635
Larry RafflerDemocrat
33.1%9,737
29,374 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