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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 8

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

David Nathan (D) won with 96.9% of the vote, defeating David Porter (R) by 93.8 points.

David NathanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.9%38,792
David PorterRepublican
3.1%1,231
40,023 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

EvenD+91.42004D+93.42006D+94.92010D+93.82012D+93.52014D+91.52016

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