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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan House District 79

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joe Conroy (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Roy Rogers Maine Sr. (R) by 52.9 points.

Joe ConroyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.4%15,453
23.6%4,763
20,219 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+8.91972R+3.71974D+2.71976D+52.91978D+40.61980D+24.01982

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