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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan House District 1

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Edward Gaffney (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy Bledsoe (D) by 5.9 points.

Edward GaffneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%19,500
46.2%17,308
1.7%652
37,460 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+25.42000R+12.82002R+16.42004R+5.92006D+13.62008D+7.62010

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

The candidates