1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 19
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Lyn Bankes (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick McRae (D) by 22.0 points.
Lyn BankesRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%22,047
Patrick McRaeDemocrat
37.3%13,871
John TatarLibertarian
3.4%1,261
37,179 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