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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 60

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Claude A. Trim (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Ward (R) by 42.7 points.

Claude A. TrimDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%20,242
Richard E. WardRepublican
28.6%8,123
28,365 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

EvenR+34.21972D+4.71974D+18.41976D+42.71978D+25.41980R+18.11982

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