1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Michigan House District 26
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Kirby Holmes (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Beaussaert (D) by 4.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kirby HolmesRepublican · winner
52.3%22,282
Kenneth BeaussaertDemocrat
47.7%20,337
42,619 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET