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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 40

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Tim Walberg (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James Berryman (D) by 2.1 points.

Tim WalbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%16,237
48.9%15,564
Robert CundiffWorking Families
0.2%56
31,858 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+9.81982R+20.21984R+11.61986R+2.11988R+14.31990R+42.61992

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

The candidates

Tim Walberg (R)James Berryman (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Cundiff (Working Families), 0.2%