1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John G. Sirand (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Burkhalter (D) by 10.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John G. SirandRepublican · winner
55.4%22,521
Larry BurkhalterDemocrat · incumbent
44.6%18,149
40,671 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