2008Final results
2008 election for Michigan House District 51
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Paul Scott (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Thorp (D) by 5.9 points.
Paul ScottRepublican · winner
52.9%29,921
Michael J. ThorpDemocrat
47.0%26,587
56,508 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