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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 51

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joseph Graves (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Steven Losey (D) by 8.7 points.

Joseph GravesRepublican · winner
54.3%26,170
Steven LoseyDemocrat
45.7%22,001
48,171 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

EvenR+1.62006R+5.92008R+19.12010R+8.72012R+15.92014R+26.72016

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