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1994Final results

1994 election for Michigan House District 45

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Penny Crissman (R) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Sweda (D) by 56.6 points.

Penny CrissmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.0%24,047
Paul SwedaDemocrat
20.4%6,381
Kay SuriLibertarian
2.5%794
31,222 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+34.21988R+32.71990R+43.11992R+56.61994R+48.41996R+40.51998

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

The candidates

Penny Crissman (R)Paul Sweda (D)

Also on the ballot: Kay Suri (Libertarian), 2.5%