1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 72
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Sharon Gire (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Perakis (R) by 15.5 points.
Sharon GireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%21,366
Bob PerakisRepublican
41.7%15,590
Rudy ZornikLibertarian
1.1%410
37,366 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET