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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 44

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Eileen Kowall (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Venie (D) by 33.2 points.

Eileen KowallRepublican · winner
66.6%33,266
Mark VenieDemocrat
33.4%16,683
49,949 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+40.12002R+38.62004R+34.32006R+33.22008R+46.52010R+29.62012

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