2000Final results
2000 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Ron Jelinek (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis Casto Jr. (D) by 39.8 points.
Ron JelinekRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%22,099
Dennis Casto Jr.Democrat
30.1%9,505
31,604 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET