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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 59

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

H. Lynn Jondahl (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating James A. Pocock (R) by 18.2 points.

H. Lynn JondahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%22,610
James A. PocockRepublican
40.9%15,660
38,278 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+8.51972D+33.21974D+14.51976D+18.21978D+15.01980D+2.81982

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