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1994Final results

1994 election for Michigan House District 97

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Howard Wetters (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Carl Smith Jr. (R) by 38.7 points.

Howard WettersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%17,891
Carl Smith Jr.Republican
30.7%7,912
25,803 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+3.01988D+10.11990D+20.51992D+38.71994D+48.81996D+30.11998

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