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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 37

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Vicki Barnett (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Welday (R) by 20.2 points.

Vicki BarnettDemocrat · winner
60.1%28,575
Paul WeldayRepublican
39.9%18,954
47,529 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+4.92002D+13.32004D+23.42006D+20.22008D+24.32010D+23.42012

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