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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 77

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Tom Hooker (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Scott Barton (D) by 24.1 points.

Tom HookerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%23,599
Scott BartonDemocrat
36.3%14,191
Larry WarnerLibertarian
3.3%1,300
39,090 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+38.32006R+27.62008R+44.72010R+24.12012R+34.02014R+31.62016

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

The candidates

Tom Hooker (R)Scott Barton (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry Warner (Libertarian), 3.3%