1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Holly G. Vanleuven (D) by 14.1 points.
Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%16,998
Holly G. VanleuvenDemocrat
43.0%12,798
29,796 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