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2004Final results

2004 election for Michigan House District 72

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Glenn Steil Jr. (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas Burke (D) by 38.4 points.

Glenn Steil Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
68.4%33,283
Thomas BurkeDemocrat
30.0%14,594
1.6%765
48,642 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+54.51998R+47.22000R+47.52002R+38.42004R+33.92006R+24.92008

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

The candidates