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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 19

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Walsh (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Steve King (D) by 20.0 points.

John WalshRepublican · winner
60.0%29,752
Steve KingDemocrat
40.0%19,829
49,581 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

EvenR+28.22002R+6.32004R+10.42006R+20.02008R+32.92010R+19.92012

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