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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 65

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mike Simpson (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Snell (R) by 26.6 points.

Mike SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%25,451
Ray SnellRepublican
36.7%14,759
40,210 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+11.92002R+2.82004D+5.02006D+26.62008R+26.42010 special electionR+26.52010

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