1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 31
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Sharon Gire (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Donald Denault Jr. (R) by 32.3 points.
Sharon GireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%21,978
Donald Denault Jr.Republican
33.8%11,237
33,215 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