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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 61

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Larry Deshazor (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Julie Rogers (D) by 2.1 points.

Larry DeshazorRepublican · winner
51.1%28,304
Julie RogersDemocrat
48.9%27,123
55,427 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+13.12002R+9.82004R+1.12006R+2.12008R+23.22010R+16.52012

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