2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Michigan House District 39
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Lisa Brown (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Amy Peterman (R) by 5.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lisa BrownDemocrat · winner
51.6%25,437
Amy PetermanRepublican
46.1%22,725
Gerald PlasLibertarian
2.3%1,133
49,295 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