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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 66

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gary Vanek (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Geoffrey H. Davis (R) by 36.9 points.

Gary VanekDemocrat · winner
68.4%13,548
31.6%6,249
19,798 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+5.11972D+19.51974D+5.81976D+36.91978D+31.11980D+36.81982

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