2016 Michigan State House Special Election

The 2016 Michigan State House Special Election took place in 3 electoral districts to elect 3 seats. Republican secured 2 seats, receiving 50.72% of the popular vote. A total number of 64,535 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 8 candidates ran for 3 seats across the 3 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 8 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 2 seats, making up 66.67% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 50.72% of the popular vote. Democratic won 1 seats (33.33%)

2016 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2, name: 'Republican'},{value: 1, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','blue','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 32731, name: 'Republican'},{value: 29226, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 2578, name: 'Libertarian'}] }]}
Republican	32,731	50.72%	3	2	66.67%
Democratic	29,226	45.29%	3	1	33.33%
Libertarian	2,578	3.99%	2	0	-
Total	64,535	100%	8	3	100%

2016 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 75	3,964	22.57%	13,601	77.43%	-	-	17,565
District 80	14,860	63.97%	6,945	29.90%	1,424	6.13%	23,229
District 82	13,907	58.58%	8,680	36.56%	1,154	4.86%	23,741
Total	32,731	50.72%	29,226	45.29%	2,578	3.99%	64,535

Elected Candidates

2016 Michigan State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 75	David LaGrand	Democratic	13,601	77.43%	Blake Edmonds	Republican	3,964	22.57%	54.86%
District 80	Mary Whiteford	Republican	14,860	63.97%	David Gernant	Democratic	6,945	29.90%	34.07%
District 82	Gary Howell	Republican	13,907	58.58%	Margaret Guerrero DeLuca	Democratic	8,680	36.56%	22.02%

Results by Candidates

There are 8 candidates competed for 8 seats, with 7 candidates (87.50%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2016 Michigan State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 75	David LaGrand	Democratic	13,601	77.43%
District 75	Blake Edmonds	Republican	3,964	22.57%
District 80	Mary Whiteford	Republican	14,860	63.97%
	David Gernant	Democratic	6,945	29.90%
	Arnie Davidsons	Libertarian	1,424	6.13%
District 82	Gary Howell	Republican	13,907	58.58%
	Margaret Guerrero DeLuca	Democratic	8,680	36.56%
	Tracy R. Spilker	Libertarian	1,154	4.86%

Results by Districts

District 75

David LaGrand of Democratic received 77.43% of the votes, totaling 13,601 votes, to win the election, defeated Blake Edmonds of Republican by a comfortable margin of 54.86%. The total votes casted was 17,565.

2016 Michigan State House Special Election in District 75
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 13601, name: 'David LaGrand'},{value: 3964, name: 'Blake Edmonds'}] }]}
David LaGrand	Democratic	13,601	77.43%
Blake Edmonds	Republican	3,964	22.57%
Election Date: 2016-03-08, Valid Votes: 17,565, Margin: 54.86%

2016 Michigan State House Special Election in District 75 (General) - Results by County
County	David LaGrand Democratic		Blake Edmonds Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Kent	13,601	77.43%	3,964	22.57%	17,565	54.86%
Total	13,601	77.43%	3,964	22.57%	17,565	54.86%

District 80

Mary Whiteford of Republican received 63.97% of the votes, totaling 14,860 votes, to win the election, defeated David Gernant of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 34.07%. The total votes casted was 23,229.

2016 Michigan State House Special Election in District 80
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 14860, name: 'Mary Whiteford'},{value: 6945, name: 'David Gernant'},{value: 1424, name: 'Arnie Davidsons'}] }]}
Mary Whiteford	Republican	14,860	63.97%
David Gernant	Democratic	6,945	29.90%
Arnie Davidsons	Libertarian	1,424	6.13%
Election Date: 2016-03-08, Valid Votes: 23,229, Margin: 34.07%

2016 Michigan State House Special Election in District 80 (General) - Results by County
County	Mary Whiteford Republican		David Gernant Democratic		Arnie Davidsons Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegan	14,860	63.97%	6,945	29.90%	1,424	6.13%	23,229	34.07%
Total	14,860	63.97%	6,945	29.90%	1,424	6.13%	23,229	34.07%

District 82

Gary Howell of Republican received 58.58% of the votes, totaling 13,907 votes, to win the election, defeated Margaret Guerrero DeLuca of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 22.02%. The total votes casted was 23,741.

2016 Michigan State House Special Election in District 82
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 13907, name: 'Gary Howell'},{value: 8680, name: 'Margaret Guerrero DeLuca'},{value: 1154, name: 'Tracy R. Spilker'}] }]}
Gary Howell	Republican	13,907	58.58%
Margaret Guerrero DeLuca	Democratic	8,680	36.56%
Tracy R. Spilker	Libertarian	1,154	4.86%
Election Date: 2016-03-08, Valid Votes: 23,741, Margin: 22.02%

2016 Michigan State House Special Election in District 82 (General) - Results by County
County	Gary Howell Republican		Margaret Guerrero DeLuca Democratic		Tracy R. Spilker Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Lapeer	13,907	58.58%	8,680	36.56%	1,154	4.86%	23,741	22.02%
Total	13,907	58.58%	8,680	36.56%	1,154	4.86%	23,741	22.02%