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2008 election for Michigan House District 70

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mike Huckleberry (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Ginster (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Mike HuckleberryDemocrat · winner
53.9%18,983
46.1%16,234
35,217 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+31.62002R+31.92004R+26.42006D+7.82008R+12.42010R+8.92012

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