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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 16

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Bob Constan (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Smith (R) by 51.1 points.

Bob ConstanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%28,195
Joseph M. SmithRepublican
24.5%9,133
37,328 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

EvenD+53.82002D+45.02004D+46.82006D+51.12008D+34.62010D+40.02012

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