2014Final results
2014 election for Michigan House District 78
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dave Pagel (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Cartier Shields (D) by 34.5 points.
Dave PagelRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%15,360
Cartier ShieldsDemocrat
32.8%7,488
22,848 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET