Michigan House of Representatives election, 2004

Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2004

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)

110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives 56 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Craig DeRoche Dianne Byrum Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 38th District 67th District Seats before 52 56 Seats after 58 52 Seat change +4 -4 Popular vote 2,201,727 2,326,710 Percentage 48.23% 50.97%

Speaker before election Rick Johnson Republican Speaker Craig DeRoche Republican

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The 2004 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2004, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 3, 2004.^[1]

Results

Districts 1-28

1st District
(Wayne (Harper Woods, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Township, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Park, far east Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Gaffney	26,602	57.03
	Democratic	C.J. Harrison	18,930	40.58
	Green	Andrea Lavigne	1,116	2.39
Total votes			46,648	100.0
	Republican hold

2nd District
(Wayne (northeast Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaMar Lemmons	23,297	94.74
	Republican	Edith Floyd	1,293	5.26
Total votes			24,590	100.0
	Democratic hold

3rd District
(Wayne (southeast Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaMar Lemmons	25,938	95.69
	Republican	Michael Embry	1,167	4.31
Total votes			27,105	100.0
	Democratic hold

4th District
(Wayne (south-central Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Waters	27,873	96.06
	Republican	Carla Haska	1,143	3.94
Total votes			29,016	100.0
	Democratic hold

5th District
(Wayne (north Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill McConico	23,625	100
	Republican	Vicky Stefanow	0	0
Total votes			23,625	100.0
	Democratic hold

6th District
(Wayne (south-central Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marsha Cheeks	26,880	91.98
	Republican	Dorothy Patterson	1,511	5.17
	Green	Michael Madias	832	2.85
Total votes			29,223	100.0
	Democratic hold

7th District
(Wayne (north-central Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virgil Smith	30,393	96.43
	Republican	Dolores Brodersen	1,125	3.57
Total votes			31,518	100.0
	Democratic hold

8th District
(Wayne (northwest Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Cushingberry, Jr.	37,046	95.69
	Republican	Melvin Byrd	1,667	4.31
Total votes			38,713	100.0
	Democratic hold

9th District
(Wayne (far northwest Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tupac Hunter	33,020	95.02
	Republican	Richard Zeile	1,729	4.98
Total votes			34,749	100.0
	Democratic hold

10th District
(Wayne (west Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabe Leland	25,660	90.7
	Republican	Reuben Myers	2,631	9.3
Total votes			28,291	100.0
	Democratic hold

11th District
(Wayne (west-central Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Hood	30,172	95.72
	Republican	Charles Powell	1,348	4.28
Total votes			31,520	100.0
	Democratic hold

12th District
(Wayne (southwest Detroit))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Tobocman	13,658	86.69
	Republican	Anita Salazar	1,777	11.28
	Libertarian	Raymond Warner	320	2.03
Total votes			15,755	100.0
	Democratic hold

13th District
(Wayne (Riverview, Southgate, Trenton, Wyandotte))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Farrah	26,396	64.02
	Republican	Darrell Stasik	14,303	34.69
	Libertarian	Bruce Morse	535	1.3
Total votes			41,234	100.0
	Democratic hold

14th District
(Wayne (Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, south Allen Park))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Clemente	27,504	72.56
	Republican	Theresa Dombrowski	10,402	27.44
Total votes			37,906	100.0
	Democratic hold

15th District
(Wayne (Dearborn—excluding northeast tip))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gino Polidori	23,923	64.68
	Republican	Doug Thomas	13,063	35.32
Total votes			36,986	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

16th District
(Wayne (north Allen Park, Dearborn Heights--southwest tip, Garden City, Inkster))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Plakas	25,756	70.29
	Republican	Jeffrey Lauster	9,259	25.27
	Libertarian	David Nagy	886	2.24
	Constitution	William Lowry	740	2.02
Total votes			35,903.02	100.0
	Democratic hold

17th District
(Wayne (Dearborn Heights—excluding southwest tip, Livonia--southeast tip, Redford Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Dillon	25,180	59.29
	Republican	Darryl Husk	16,202	38.15
	Libertarian	Kerry Morgan	1,084	2.55
Total votes			42,466	100.0
	Democratic hold

18th District
(Wayne (Westland))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glenn Anderson	22,773	66.73
	Republican	Kip Lipford	10,811	31.68
	Constitution	Harold Dunn	541	1.59
Total votes			34,125	100.0
	Democratic hold

19th District
(Wayne (Livonia—excluding southeast tip))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Pastor	26,265	53.13
	Democratic	Joan Gebhardt	23,168	46.87
Total votes			49,433	100.0
	Republican hold

20th District
(Wayne (Northville--portion within county, Northville Township, Plymouth, Plymouth Township, east Canton Township, Wayne))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stewart	28,732	59.63
	Democratic	Marc Corriveau	19,448	40.37
Total votes			48,180	100.0
	Republican hold

21st District
(Wayne (Belleville, Van Buren Township, Canton Township—excluding eastern slice))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil LaJoy	27,225	57.68
	Democratic	Ralph Mayer	19,979	42.32
Total votes			47,204	100.0
	Republican hold

22nd District
(Wayne (Romulus, Taylor))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hoon-Yung Hopgood	24,375	69.55
	Republican	Fred Kalsic	8,863	25.29
	Constitution	Rick Butkowski	1,807	5.16
Total votes			35,045	100.0
	Democratic hold

23rd District
(Wayne (Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile Township, Huron Township, Rockwood, Sumpter Township, Woodhaven))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Law	24,004	54.64
	Republican	Bill Vollenweider	19,202	43.71
	Libertarian	Richard Secula	727	1.65
Total votes			43,933	100.0
	Democratic hold

24th District
(Macomb (Harrison Township, Lake Township, St. Clair Shores))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Brandenburg	29,111	62.7
	Democratic	Dan Foukes	17,317	37.3
Total votes			46,428	100.0
	Republican hold

25th District
(Macomb (south Sterling Heights, north Warren))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Bieda	25,497	61.05
	Republican	Michael Wiecek	16,269	38.95
Total votes			41,766	100.0
	Democratic hold

26th District
(Oakland (Madison Heights, Royal Oak))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marie Donigan	22,780	49.08
	Republican	Carlo Ginotti	20,954	45.15
	Independent	Dale Savage	1,529	3.29
	Libertarian	Sara Sjoberg	1,148	2.47
Total votes			46,411	100.0
	Democratic hold

27th District
(Oakland (Berkley, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, north Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Meisner	32,447	73.1
	Republican	William Axtell	10,755	24.23
	Libertarian	Lloyd Sherman	1,188	2.68
Total votes			44,390	100.0
	Democratic hold

28th District
(Macomb (south Warren, Center Line))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Wojno	24,288	70.23
	Republican	Timothy Knue	9,748	28.19
	Libertarian	Stephen Samoranski	547	1.58
Total votes			34,583	100.0
	Democratic hold

Districts 29-55

29th District
(Oakland (Auburn Hills, Pontiac))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence Phillips	22,272	74.54
	Republican	Samantha Moffett	7,607	25.46
Total votes			29,879	100.0
	Democratic hold

30th District
(Macomb (north Sterling Heights, Utica))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tory Rocca	22,725	53.85
	Democratic	Roger Maceroni	19,474	46.15
Total votes			42,199	100.0
	Republican hold

31st District
(Macomb (Clinton Township—excluding northeast portion, north Fraser, Mount Clemens))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred Miller	21,274	54.91
	Republican	William Morelli	16,523	42.64
	Libertarian	James Miller	949	2.45
Total votes			38,746	100.0
	Democratic hold

32nd District
(Macomb (Armada Township, Chesterfield Township, Lenox Township, south Memphis, New Baltimore, Richmond—excluding portion outside county, Richmond Township), St. Clair (Columbus Township, Ira Township, Kimball Township, Wales Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Acciavatti	28,988	65.7
	Democratic	Michael Landsiedel	14,131	32.02
	Libertarian	Joseph Zemens	1,006	2.28
Total votes			44,125	100.0
	Republican hold

33rd District
(Macomb (Macomb Township, Ray Township, northwest Clinton Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leon Drolet	30,292	60.66
	Democratic	Gary Cynowa	19,644	39.34
Total votes			49,936	100.0
	Republican hold

34th District
(Genesee (north Flint))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brenda Clack	26,658	88.67
	Republican	Steven Mays	3,407	11.33
Total votes			30,065	100.0
	Democratic hold

35th District
(Oakland (Lathrup Village, southwest Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, Southfield))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Condino	39,799	86.76
	Republican	Alan Malisow	6,075	13.24
Total votes			45,874	100.0
	Democratic hold

36th District
(Macomb (Bruce Township, Shelby Township, Washington Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Palmer	30,305	64.76
	Democratic	Robert Murphy	16,491	35.24
Total votes			46,796	100.0
	Republican hold

37th District
(Oakland (Farmington, Farmington Hills))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aldo Vagnozzi	26,730	56.63
	Republican	William Largent	20,468	43.37
Total votes			47,198	100.0
	Democratic hold

38th District
(Oakland (Lyon Township, Northville-excluding portion outside county, Novi, Novi Township, South Lyon, Walled Lake, Wixom))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig DeRoche	27,406	61.39
	Democratic	Joan Morgan	17,234	38.61
Total votes			44,640	100.0
	Republican hold

39th District
(Oakland (Commerce Township, south West Bloomfield Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Law	24,998	52.4
	Democratic	Michael Schwartz	21,618	45.31
	Libertarian	Nathan Allen	1,092	2.29
Total votes			47,708	100.0
	Republican hold

40th District
(Oakland (Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake Village, Southfield Township, Sylvan Lake))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Tabu	39,231	100
Total votes			39,231	100.0
	Republican hold

41st District
(Oakland (Clawson, Troy))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Gosselin	26,767	57.64
	Democratic	Jim Blundo	19,674	42.36
Total votes			46,441	100.0
	Republican hold

42nd District
(Macomb (Eastpointe, south Fraser, Roseville))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Accavitti	27,267	72.2
	Republican	Greg Flemin	10,499	27.8
Total votes			37,766	100.0
	Democratic hold

43rd District
(Oakland (Lake Angelus, Waterford Township, northwest West Bloomfield Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fran Amos	23,665	56.54
	Democratic	Scott Hudson	18,193	43.46
Total votes			41,858	100.0
	Republican hold

44th District
(Oakland (Highland Township, Independence Township, Springfield Township, Clarkston Village, White Lake Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stakoe	33,596	67.88
	Democratic	Bill Scrase	14,498	29.29
	Constitution	Ronald Monroe	1,400	2.83
Total votes			49,494	100.0
	Republican hold

45th District
(Oakland (Oakland Township, Rochester Hills, Rochester))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Garfield	31,993	63.12
	Democratic	Thomas Werth	17,363	34.26
	Libertarian	Retta Fontana	1,326	2.62
Total votes			50,682	100.0
	Republican hold

46th District
(Oakland (Addison Township, Brandon Township, Groveland Township, Holly Township, Orion Township, Oxford Township, Rose Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Marleau	30,064	63.08
	Democratic	Daniel Myslakowski	17,593	36.92
Total votes			47,657	100.0
	Republican hold

47th District
(Livingston (Cohoctah Township, Conway Township, Deerfield Township, Hamburg Township, Handy Township, Hartland Township, Howell, Howell Township, Iosco Township, Marion Township--small northeast portion, Putnam Township, Tyrone Township, Unadilla Township

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hune	32,160	70.82
	Democratic	Edmund Senkowski	13,248	29.18
Total votes			45,408	100.0
	Republican hold

48th District
(Genesee (Clayton Township--northwest half, Clio, Flushing, Flushing Township, Montrose, Montrose Township, Mount Morris, Mount Morris Township, Thetford Township, Vienna Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Gleason	30,834	72.82
	Republican	Donald Wenk	11,506	27.18
Total votes			42,340	100.0
	Democratic hold

49th District
(Genesee (Clayton Township--southeast half, south Flint, Flint Township, Gaines Township, Swartz Creek))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Gonzales	26,865	69.92
	Republican	Dan Parks	11,555	30.08
Total votes			38,420	100.0
	Democratic hold

50th District
(Genesee (Burton, Davison, Davison Township, Genesee Township, Richfield Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paula Zelenko	26,427	64.76
	Republican	Fred Mac Fortner	14,380	35.24
Total votes			40,807	100.0
	Democratic hold

51st District
(Genesee (Argentine Township, Atlas Township, Fenton, Fenton Township, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc Township, Linden, Mundy Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Robertson	28,798	54.59
	Democratic	Steven Robinson	23,951	45.41
Total votes			52,749	100.0
	Republican hold

52nd District
(Washtenaw (north Ann Arbor, north Ann Arbor Township, Bridgewater Township, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lodi Township, Lyndon Township, Manchester Township, Northfield Township, Saline, Scio Township--most, Sharon Township, Sylvan T

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Byrnes	23,951	45.41
	Republican	Joseph Yekulis	24,669	45.34
Total votes			48,620	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

53rd District
(Washtenaw (south Ann Arbor, south Ann Arbor Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Kolb	36,745	80.1
	Republican	Erik Sheagren	9,127	19.9
Total votes			45,872	100.0
	Democratic hold

54th District
(Washtenaw (Augusta Township, Salem Township, Superior Township, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Wheeler Smith	28,568	67.82
	Republican	Jason Myers	12,698	30.14
	Libertarian	David Raaflaub	860	2.04
Total votes			42,126	100.0
	Democratic hold

55th District
(Monroe (Beford Township, Dundee Township, Erie Township, Milan, Milan Township, Petersburg, Summerfield Township, Whiteford Township), Washtenaw (Milan, Pittsfield Township, Saline Township, York Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Angerer	24,299	50.33
	Republican	Matt Milosch	23,980	49.67
Total votes			48,279	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Districts 56-83

56th District
(Monroe (Ash Township, Berlin Township, Exeter Township, Frenchtown Township, Ida Township, LaSalle Township, London Township, Luna Pier, Monroe, Monroe Township, Raisinville Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Kehrl	21,554	49.11
	Republican	John Manor	20,671	47.1
	Libertarian	Lance Piedmonte	1,068	2.43
	Green	Robert Kull	594	1.35
Total votes			43,887	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

57th District
(Lenawee (excluding Cambridge Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dudley Spade	25,183	58.81
	Republican	David Abraham	17,640	41.19
Total votes			42,823	100.0
	Democratic hold

58th District
(Branch, Hillsdale)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Caswell	25,945	72.73
	Democratic	Jack Gabbard	9,726	27.27
Total votes			35,671	100.0
	Republican hold

59th District
(Cass (excluding Dowagiac, Howard Township, Niles, Silver Creek Township, Wayne Township), St. Joseph)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Shaffer	27,044	70.69
	Democratic	Ed Pawlowski	11,211	29.31
Total votes			38,255	100.0
	Republican hold

60th District
(Kalamazoo (Cooper Township, Kalamazoo, east Kalamazoo Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexander Lipsey	24,473	68.48
	Republican	Nick Fedesna	11,266	31.52
Total votes			35,739	100.0
	Democratic hold

61st District
(Kalamazoo (Alamo Township, north Kalamazoo Township, Oshtemo Township, Parchment, Portage, Prairie Ronde Township, Texas Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Hoogendyk	28,167	54.89
	Democratic	James Houston	23,150	45.11
Total votes			51,317	100.0
	Republican hold

62nd District
(Calhoun (Albion, Albion Township, Battle Creek, Burlington Township, Clarence Township, Clarendon Township, Convis Township, Eckford Township, Fredonia Township, Homer Township, Lee Township, Leroy Township, Marengo Township, Sheridan Township, Springfie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Nofs	20,935	53.37
	Democratic	Lynne Haley	18,289	46.63
Total votes			39,224	100.0
	Republican hold

63rd District
(Calhoun (Bedford Township, Emmet Township, Fredonia Township--part, Marshall--most, Marshall Township, Newton Township, Pennfield Township), Kalamazoo (Brady Township, Charleston Township, Climax Township, Comstock Township, Galesburg, Pavilion Township,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lorence Wenke	28,181	58.83
	Democratic	James Geary	19,723	41.17
Total votes			47,904	100.0
	Republican hold

64th District
(Jackson (Concord Township, Hanover Township, Jackson, Napoleon Township, Parma Township, Pulaski Township, Sandstone Township, Spring Arbor Township, Summit Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Baxter	18,787	49.81
	Democratic	Martin Griffin	18,429	48.87
Total votes			37,216	100.0
	Republican hold

65th District
(Eaton (Brookfield Township, Eaton Rapids, Hamlin Township), Jackson (Blackman Township, Columbia Township, Grass Lake Township, Henrietta Township, Leoni Township, Liberty Township, Norvell Township, Rives Township, Springport Township, Tompkins Township

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leslie Mortimer	20,014	51.41
	Democratic	Mike Simpson	18,915	48.59
Total votes			38,929	100.0
	Republican hold

66th District
(Livingston (Brighton, Brighton Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, Marion Township--part, Oceola Township), Oakland (Milford Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Ward	35,623	71.17
	Democratic	James W. Block	14,432	28.83
Total votes			50,055	100.0
	Republican hold

67th District
(Ingham (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Bunker Hill Township, Delhi Charter Township, Ingham Township, southwest Lansing, Leroy Township, Leslie, Leslie Township, Locke Township, Mason, Onondaga Township, Stockbridge Township, Vevay Township, Wheat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianne Byrum	25,709	54.8
	Republican	Beth Chandler	21,205	45.2
Total votes			46,914	100.0
	Democratic hold

68th District
(Ingham (Lansing—excluding southwest portion, Lansing Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Murphy	27,455	68.83
	Republican	Mark Harm	11,550	28.95
	Constitution	DelRae Finnerty	886	2.22
Total votes			39,891	100.0
	Democratic hold

69th District
(Ingham (east East Lansing, Williamston Township--most))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gretchen Whitmer	26,828	65.65
	Republican	Angela Lindsay	14,037	34.35
Total votes			40,865	100.0
	Democratic hold

Libertarian Party (US) Lloyd Sherman 0 0

70th District
(Ionia (Belding, Berlin Township--small part, Ionia, Ionia Township--part, Keene Township, Orleans Township, Otisco Township), Montcalm)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judy Emmons	22,744	65.97
	Democratic	Henry Sanchez	11,732	34.03
Total votes			34,476	100.0
	Republican hold

71st District
(Eaton (excluding Brookfield Township, Eaton Rapids, Hamlin Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Jones	28,643	59.22
	Democratic	Ryan Latourette	18,628	38.51
	Libertarian	Mark Powell	1,098	2.27
Total votes			48,369	100.0
	Republican hold

72nd District
(Kent (Caledonia Township, Cascade Township, Gaines Township, Kentwood))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Steil	33,283	68.42
	Democratic	Thomas Burke	14,594	30
	Libertarian	William Wenzel	765	1.57
Total votes			48,642	100.0
	Republican hold

73rd District
(Kent (Algoma Township, Cannon Township, Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, Nelson Township, Oakfield Township, Plainfield Township, Rockford, Solon Township, Sparta Township, Spencer Township, Tyrone Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Pearce	35,035	68.04
	Democratic	Frederick Clowney	15,277	29.67
	Libertarian	Ron Heeren	1,179	2.29
Total votes			51,491	100.0
	Republican hold

74th District
(Kent (Alpine Township, Grandville), Ottawa (Coopersville, Crockery Township, Georgetown Township, Polkton Township, Tallmadge Township, Wright Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Van Regenmorter	38,380	75.1
	Democratic	Dawn Sloboda	12,009	23.5
	Libertarian	Tracey Gelineau	719	1.41
Total votes			51,108	100.0
	Republican hold

75th District
(Kent (east Grand Rapids))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Kooiman	21,273	52.22
	Democratic	Christopher Vogt	19,465	47.78
Total votes			40,738	100.0
	Republican hold

76th District
(Kent (west Grand Rapids))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Sak	21,091	67.42
	Republican	Holly Zuidema	9,591	30.66
	Green	Roger McClary	600	1.92
Total votes			31,282	100.0
	Democratic hold

77th District
(Kent (Byron Township, Wyoming))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Green	26,158	66.1
	Democratic	Albert Abbasse	11,459	28.96
	Independent	John Stedman	1,618	4.09
	Libertarian	Wayne Dial	339	0.86
Total votes			39,574	100.0
	Republican hold

78th District
(Berrien (Baroda Township, Berrien Township, Bertland Township, Buchanan, Buchanan Township, Chikaming Township, Galien Township, New Buffalo, New Buffalo Township, Niles, Niles Township, Oronoko Township, Pipestone Township, Three Oaks Township, Weesaw T

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Nitz	21,884	58.64
	Democratic	Michael Gordon	15,434	41.36
Total votes			37,318	100.0
	Republican hold

79th District
(Berrien (Bainbridge Township, Benton Charter Township, Benton Harbor, Bridgeman, Coloma, Coloma Township, Hager Township, Lake Charter Township, Lincoln Township, Royalton Township, Sodus Township, St. Joseph Charter Township, St. Joseph, Watervliet, Wat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Proos	26,377	62.68
	Democratic	Princella Tobias	15,703	37.32
Total votes			42,080	100.0
	Republican hold

80th District
(Allegan (Otsego, Otsego Township, Watson Township), Van Buren)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tonya Schuitmaker	21,610	58.3
	Democratic	Art Toy	15,459	41.7
Total votes			37,069	100.0
	Republican hold

81st District
(St. Clair (Algonac, Berlin Township, Brockway Township, Casco Township, China Township, Clay Township, Clyde Township, Cottrellville Township, East China Township, Emmet Township, Grant Township, Greenwood Township, Kenockee Township, Lynn Township, Mari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Pavlov	26,277	56.43
	Democratic	Mary Patterson	20,290	43.57
Total votes			46,567	100.0
	Republican hold

82nd District
(Lapeer)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stahl	24,292	57.79
	Democratic	David Okasinski	16,215	38.57
	Constitution	Laura Erpelding	1,529	3.64
Total votes			42,036	100.0
	Republican hold

83rd District
(Sanilac, St. Clair (Burtchville Township, Fort Gratiot Township, Port Huron))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Espinoza	22,256	55.5
	Republican	Paul Muxlow	17,844	44.5
Total votes			40,100	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Districts 84-110

84th District
(Huron, Tuscola)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Meyer	27,917	63.62
	Democratic	Steve Montle	15,183	34.6
	Green	Rebekah Mikkelson	783	1.78
Total votes			43,883	100.0
	Republican hold

85th District
(Clinton (Bath Township, Dewitt Township--part, Ovid Township, Victor Township, Shiawassee))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Ball	23,191	52.67
	Democratic	Mike Powers	20,011	45.45
	Constitution	George Zimmer	830	1.88
Total votes			44,032	100.0
	Republican hold

86th District
(Kent (Ada Township, Bowne Township, East Grand Rapids, north-central Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Township, Grattan Township, Lowell, Lowell Township, Vergennes Township, Walker))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hildenbrand	34,664	67.18
	Democratic	James Turner	15,994	31
	Libertarian	Bill Gelineau	938	1.82
Total votes			51,596	100.0
	Republican hold

87th District
(Barry, Ionia (Berlin Township--most, Boston Township, Campbell Township, Danby Township, Ionia--small part, Ionia Township--most, Lyons Township, North Plains Township, Odessa Township, Orange Township, Portland, Portland Township, Ronald Township, Sebew

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Newell	28,482	63
	Democratic	David Brinkert	15,689	34.71
	Constitution	Phillip Adams	1,035	2.29
Total votes			45,206	100.0
	Republican hold

88th District
(Allegan (excluding Watson Township, Otsego, Otsego Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fulton Sheen	31,300	67.19
	Democratic	Marty Jo Fleser	15,282	32.81
Total votes			46,582	100.0
	Republican hold

89th District
(Ottawa (Allendale Township, Ferrysburg, Grand Haven, Grand Haven Township, Olive Township, Park Township, Port Sheldon Township, Robinson Township, Spring Lake Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barb Vander Veen	32,769	71.78
	Democratic	Rebecca Arenas	12,884	28.22
Total votes			45,653	100.0
	Republican hold

90th District
(Ottawa (Blendon, Holland--part within county, Holland Township, Hudsonville, Jamestown Township, Zeeland, Zeeland Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Huizenga	32,383	78.56
	Democratic	Jo Bartlett	7,607	18.45
	Libertarian	Mariano Diaz	1,233	2.99
Total votes			41,223	100.0
	Republican hold

91st District
(Muskegon (Blue Lake Township, Casnovia Township, Cedar Creek Township, Dalton Township, Egelston Township, Fruitport Township, Holton Township, Montague, Montague Township, Moorland Township, Ravenna Township, Roosevelt Park, Sullivan Township, White Riv

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Farhat	22,327	52.03
	Democratic	Nancy Frye	20,587	47.97
Total votes			42,914	100.0
	Republican hold

92nd District
(Muskegon (Fruitland Township, Laketon Township, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Muskegon Township, North Muskegon))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Bennett	22,498	65.59
	Republican	Bob Cutler	11,804	34.41
Total votes			34,302	100.0
	Democratic hold

93rd District
(Clinton (excluding Ovid Township, Victor Township, Bath Township, Dewitt Township--part), Gratiot)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Hummel	29,138	66.61
	Democratic	Monica Birchman	14,606	33.39
Total votes			43,744	100.0
	Republican hold

94th District
(Saginaw (Albee Township, Birch Run Township, Blumfield Township, Chesaning Township, Frankenmuth, Frankenmuth Township, James Township, Maple Grove Township, Saginaw Township, St. Charles Township, Swan Creek Township, Taymouth Township, Thomas Township)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Kahn	28,925	59.05
	Democratic	Timothy Muter	20,061	40.95
Total votes			48,986	100.0
	Republican hold

95th District
(Saginaw (Bridgeport Township, Buena Vista Township, Saginaw, Spaulding Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl M. Williams	25,233	77.4
	Republican	Andrew Wendt	7,366	22.6
Total votes			32,599	100.0
	Democratic hold

96th District
(Bay (Auburn, Bangor Township, Bay City, Beaver Township, Essexville, Frankenlust Township, Hampton Township, Merritt Township, Midland—portion within county, Monitor Township, Portsmouth Township, Williams Township))

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Mayes	29,305	63.58
	Republican	Steven Goss	16,790	36.42
Total votes			46,095	100.0
	Democratic hold

97th District
(Arenac, Bay (Fraser Township, Garfield Township, Gibson Township, Kawkawlin Township, Mount Forest Township, Pinconning, Pinconning Township), Clare, Gladwin)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moore	22,321	51.66
	Democratic	Jennifer Elkins	20,883	48.34
Total votes			43,204	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

98th District
(Midland (Homer Township, Ingersoll Township, Larkin Township—small part, Lincoln Township—small part, Midland—almost all, Midland Township, Mount Haley Township), Saginaw (Brady Township, Brant Township, Carrollton Township, Chapin Township, Fremont Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Moolenaar	28,431	65.38
	Democratic	Stacy Jones	15,057	34.62
Total votes			43,488	100.0
	Republican hold

99th District
(Isabella, Midland (Coleman, Edenville Township, Geneva Township, Greendale Township, Hope Township, Jasper Township, Jerome Township, Larkin Township—almost all, Lee Township, Lincoln Township—almost all, Mills Township, Porter Township, Warren Township)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Caul	21,486	56.78
	Democratic	Sharon Tilmann	16,352	43.22
Total votes			37,838	100.0
	Republican hold

100th District
(Lake, Newaygo, Oceana)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Goeff Hansen	23,270	61.02
	Democratic	Ronald Griffin	14,863	38.98
Total votes			38,133	100.0
	Republican hold

101st District
(Benzie, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Palsrok	26,990	55.71
	Democratic	Richard Gebhard	21,457	44.29
Total votes			48,447	100.0
	Republican hold

102nd District
(Mecosta, Osceola, Wexford)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darwin Booher	26,000	63.79
	Democratic	Paul Challender	14,761	36.21
Total votes			40,761	100.0
	Republican hold

103rd District
(Iosco, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Roscommon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Sheltrown	25,535	56.51
	Republican	Bruce Rendon	19,648	43.49
Total votes			45,183	100.0
	Democratic hold

104th District
(Grand Traverse, Kalkaska)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Walker	33,482	66.58
	Democratic	Tom Karas	16,804	33.42
Total votes			50,286	100.0
	Republican hold

105th District
(Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan (excluding Koehler Township, Tuscarora Township), Otsego)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Elsenheimer	30,765	62.27
	Democratic	Jim McKimmy	18,644	37.73
Total votes			49,409	100.0
	Republican hold

106th District
(Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, Presque Isle)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Gillard	25,834	58.27
	Republican	Richard Fortier	18,498	41.73
Total votes			44,332	100.0
	Democratic hold

107th District
(Cheboygan (Koehler Township, Tuscarora Township), Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary McDowell	22,293	53.53
	Republican	Walter North	19,353	46.47
Total votes			41,646	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

108th District
(Delta, Dickinson, Menominee)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Casperson	29,727	68.56
	Democratic	Dennis Baldinelli	13,635	31.44
Total votes			43,362	100.0
	Republican hold

109th District
(Alger, Luce, Marquette (excluding Powell Township, West Branch Township), Schoolcraft)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen Adamini	28,081	67.11
	Republican	David Kaltenbach	13,760	32.89
Total votes			41,841	100.0
	Democratic hold

110th District
(Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette (Powell Township), Ontonagon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rich Brown	26,754	68.14
	Republican	Patricia Ashcraft	9,845	25.07
	Constitution	James Niemela	2,161	5.50
	Independent	Travis Joseph Peterson	506	1.29
Total votes			39,266	100.0
	Democratic hold

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