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1988Final results

1988 election for Michigan House District 96

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Marvin L. M. Knight (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Stark (D) by 26.5 points.

Marvin L. M. KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%18,486
Paul StarkDemocrat
36.7%10,739
29,226 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+17.31982R+15.31984R+26.81986R+26.51988R+26.91990R+9.51992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET