1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 87
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Francis Spaniola (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Leo Deschepper (R) by 51.4 points.
Francis SpaniolaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%23,456
Kenneth Leo DeschepperRepublican
24.3%7,534
30,993 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