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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 20

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gerald Law (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Deborah Hoadley (D) by 37.5 points.

Gerald LawRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%29,875
31.3%13,580
43,455 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+31.41988R+37.71990R+34.21994R+37.51996R+49.01998R+29.02000

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