1988Final results
1988 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Nate Jonker (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating David Forsmark (R) by 41.3 points.
Nate JonkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%24,806
David ForsmarkRepublican
28.9%10,216
Clifford SchwinckLibertarian
0.8%279
35,301 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