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2010Final results

2010 election for Michigan House District 50

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Charles Smiley (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating William Ralph (R) by 5.9 points.

Charles SmileyDemocrat · winner
52.9%13,647
William RalphRepublican
47.1%12,134
25,781 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+29.52004D+29.12006D+45.02008D+5.92010D+21.72012D+17.52014

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