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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 56

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Kate Ebli (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Jeanmarie Dahm (R) by 28.9 points.

Kate EbliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%28,495
Jeanmarie DahmRepublican
34.2%15,459
John E. EleniewskiConstitution
2.7%1,224
45,178 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+31.72002D+2.02004D+6.72006D+28.92008R+5.52010R+15.32012

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

The candidates

Kate Ebli (D)Jeanmarie Dahm (R)

Also on the ballot: John E. Eleniewski (Constitution), 2.7%