2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Michigan House District 21
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dian Slavens (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Todd Lajoy (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dian SlavensDemocrat · winner
51.7%27,805
Todd LajoyRepublican
45.0%24,204
Brian M. CronanNonpartisan
3.3%1,784
53,793 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