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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 76

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William Jowett (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Stanley M. Brown (D) by 10.5 points.

William JowettRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%14,091
44.7%11,407
25,498 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+26.71972R+12.81974R+13.81976R+10.51978R+1.71980D+4.21982

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