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2008Final results

2008 election for Michigan House District 75

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Robert Dean (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Dan Tietema (R) by 18.2 points.

Robert DeanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%24,683
Dan TietemaRepublican
39.9%16,950
Mark J. SimonaitLibertarian
2.1%880
42,513 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+9.12002R+4.42004D+4.42006D+18.22008D+2.52010D+51.62012

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

The candidates

Robert Dean (D)Dan Tietema (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark J. Simonait (Libertarian), 2.1%