2012Final results
2012 election for Michigan House District 26
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Jim Townsend (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Bliss (R) by 24.5 points.
Jim TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%26,094
Mark BlissRepublican
35.9%15,502
James K. YoungLibertarian
3.8%1,636
43,232 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET