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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 22

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gregory Pitoniak (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Matthew Ruffner (R) by 54.1 points.

Gregory PitoniakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%18,515
Matthew RuffnerRepublican
19.4%4,890
Susan CisloIndependent
7.0%1,771
25,176 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+24.41988D+42.11992D+27.21994D+54.11996D+42.31998D+50.62000

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