2008Final results
2008 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Phillip Pavlov (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Brent Pencak (D) by 28.5 points.
Phillip PavlovRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%30,125
Brent PencakDemocrat
35.7%16,757
46,882 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET