2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Michigan House District 1
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Timothy Bledsoe (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Mary Trederlang (R) by 13.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Timothy BledsoeDemocrat · winner
56.8%26,811
Mary TrederlangRepublican
43.2%20,405
47,216 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET