1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Larry Burkhalter (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Landry (R) by 22.8 points.
Larry BurkhalterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%17,654
Joseph E. LandryRepublican
38.6%11,105
28,759 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