1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Ron Jelinek (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Gorman (D) by 31.3 points.
Ron JelinekRepublican · winner
63.9%18,094
Bill GormanDemocrat
32.6%9,229
Write-ins and other votesOther party
3.4%971
28,294 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET