1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Michigan House District 16
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bob Brown (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating James Ryan (R) by 0.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bob BrownDemocrat · winner
50.3%18,345
James RyanRepublican · incumbent
49.7%18,135
36,480 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET