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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan House District 79

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Proos (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Janet D. King (D) by 30.0 points.

John ProosRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%19,660
35.0%10,576
30,236 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+27.22000R+38.52002R+25.42004R+30.02006R+14.62008R+32.72010

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