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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 52

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Pam Byrnes (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Eric Lielbriedis (R) by 29.4 points.

Pam ByrnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%35,957
33.6%19,180
John BoyleLibertarian
3.5%1,981
57,118 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+6.82002D+9.32004D+25.22006D+29.42008R+3.82010D+6.02012

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

The candidates

Pam Byrnes (D)Eric Lielbriedis (R)

Also on the ballot: John Boyle (Libertarian), 3.5%