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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 68

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joan Bauer (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating David C. Irons (R) by 57.5 points.

Joan BauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%32,282
David C. IronsRepublican
20.2%8,394
Delrae FinnertyConstitution
2.1%867
41,543 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

EvenD+38.72002D+39.92004D+54.52006D+57.52008D+45.82010D+53.22012

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

The candidates

Joan Bauer (D)David C. Irons (R)

Also on the ballot: Delrae Finnerty (Constitution), 2.1%