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2004Final results

2004 election for Michigan House District 78

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Neal Nitz (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Gordon (D) by 17.3 points.

Neal NitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%21,884
41.4%15,434
37,318 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+47.11998R+39.82000R+16.32002R+17.32004R+3.62006R+4.12008

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