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2010Final results

2010 election for Michigan House District 85

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ben Glardon (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Pamela Drake (D) by 23.8 points.

Ben GlardonRepublican · winner
61.9%17,970
Pamela DrakeDemocrat
38.1%11,059
29,029 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

EvenR+7.22004R+10.72006R+8.72008R+23.82010R+13.72012R+9.92014

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