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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 29

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dennis Olshove (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Rice (R) by 25.0 points.

Dennis OlshoveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%23,927
Steve RiceRepublican
36.8%14,249
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.4%545
38,721 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+41.51990Even1992D+14.81994D+25.01996R+4.51998R+5.72000

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