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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 102

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Gernaat (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Rodney Parker Sr. (D) by 34.9 points.

John GernaatRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%24,273
32.5%11,709
35,982 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+34.51988R+37.71990R+46.81994R+34.91996R+22.51998R+28.32000

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