2013 Michigan State House Special Election

The 2013 Michigan State House Special Election took place on November 5, 2013. Democratic won the seat by receiving 63.41% of the popular vote. A total number of 7,718 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 3 candidates ran for the seat.

Results by Districts

District 49

Phil Phelps of Democratic received 63.41% of the votes, totaling 4,894 votes, to win the election, defeated Don Pfeiffer of Republican by a comfortable margin of 31.01%. The total votes casted was 7,718.

2013 Michigan State House Special Election in District 49
General
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Phil Phelps	Democratic	4,894	63.41%
Don Pfeiffer	Republican	2,501	32.40%
Pat Clawson	Libertarian	323	4.19%
Election Date: 2013-11-05, Valid Votes: 7,718, Margin: 31.01%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#B45856','#4B654A','#B7ACED','#9BE33D','#371400'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1979, name: 'Phil Phelps'},{value: 1378, name: 'Eli B. Isaguirre'},{value: 1201, name: 'Karyn Miller'},{value: 337, name: 'Don Wright'},{value: 148, name: 'Trevor A. Rodgers'},{value: 76, name: 'Dan Hipkins'}] }]}
Phil Phelps	Democratic	1,979	38.66%
Eli B. Isaguirre	Democratic	1,378	26.92%
Karyn Miller	Democratic	1,201	23.46%
Don Wright	Democratic	337	6.58%
Trevor A. Rodgers	Democratic	148	2.89%
Dan Hipkins	Democratic	76	1.48%
Election Date: 2013-08-06, Valid Votes: 5,119, Margin: 11.74%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#F4A296'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 495, name: 'Don Pfeiffer'},{value: 390, name: 'Patrick Duvendeck'}] }]}
Don Pfeiffer	Republican	495	55.93%
Patrick Duvendeck	Republican	390	44.07%
Election Date: 2013-08-06, Valid Votes: 885, Margin: 11.86%

2013 Michigan State House Special Election in District 49 (General) - Results by County
County	Phil Phelps Democratic		Don Pfeiffer Republican		Pat Clawson Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Genesee	4,894	63.41%	2,501	32.40%	323	4.19%	7,718	31.01%
Total	4,894	63.41%	2,501	32.40%	323	4.19%	7,718	31.01%

2013 Michigan State House Special Election in District 49 (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Phil Phelps Democratic		Eli B. Isaguirre Democratic		Karyn Miller Democratic		Don Wright Democratic		Trevor A. Rodgers Democratic		Dan Hipkins Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Genesee	1,979	38.66%	1,378	26.92%	1,201	23.46%	337	6.58%	148	2.89%	76	1.48%	5,119	11.74%
Total	1,979	38.66%	1,378	26.92%	1,201	23.46%	337	6.58%	148	2.89%	76	1.48%	5,119	11.74%

2013 Michigan State House Special Election in District 49 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Don Pfeiffer Republican		Patrick Duvendeck Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Genesee	495	55.93%	390	44.07%	885	11.86%
Total	495	55.93%	390	44.07%	885	11.86%

See Also

• 2022 Michigan State House Election
• 2020 Michigan State House Election
• 2020 Michigan State House Special Election
• 2018 Michigan State House Election
• 2017 Michigan State House Special Election
• 2016 Michigan State House Election
• 2016 Michigan State House Special Election
• 2015 Michigan State House Special Election
• 2014 Michigan State House Election
• 2012 Michigan State House Election
• 2012 Michigan State House Special Election
• 2011 Michigan State House Special Election