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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 2

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Curtis Hertel Jr. (D) won with 91.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick Kukla (R) by 82.7 points.

Curtis Hertel Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
91.3%18,517
Patrick KuklaRepublican
8.7%1,758
20,275 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

EvenD+65.31990D+70.81992D+75.91994D+82.71996D+77.21998D+86.92000

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