1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Michigan House District 61
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Alice Tomboulian (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating James J. Conlen (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Alice TomboulianDemocrat · winner
50.1%10,337
James J. ConlenRepublican
49.9%10,283
20,620 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