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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 50

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jim Slezak (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Douglas Oneal (R) by 45.0 points.

Jim SlezakDemocrat · winner
72.5%29,792
Douglas OnealRepublican
27.5%11,290
41,082 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+35.62002D+29.52004D+29.12006D+45.02008D+5.92010D+21.72012

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