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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 39

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Barbara Dobb (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Sheri Katzman (D) by 20.9 points.

Barbara DobbRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%26,333
39.6%17,239
43,572 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+34.71990R+20.81992R+30.31994R+20.91996R+14.61998R+18.22000

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