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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 43

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gail Haines (R) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Scott Hudson (D) by 2.1 points.

Gail HainesRepublican · winner
49.3%20,219
Scott HudsonDemocrat
47.2%19,373
Paul GreenawaltConstitution
3.6%1,460
41,052 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+5.82002R+13.12004R+18.02006R+2.12008R+31.22010R+21.52012

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

The candidates

Gail Haines (R)Scott Hudson (D)

Also on the ballot: Paul Greenawalt (Constitution), 3.6%