1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Michigan House District 96
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Marvin L. M. Knight (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating David G. Tisch (D) by 7.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Marvin L. M. KnightRepublican · winner
52.0%14,666
David G. TischDemocrat
44.2%12,459
Ronald E. PeschIndependent
3.8%1,077
28,202 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET