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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 41

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Shirley Johnson (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Gary Kohut (D) by 33.7 points.

Shirley JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%24,596
Gary KohutDemocrat
33.1%12,185
36,781 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+41.01990R+36.61992R+47.51994R+33.71996R+29.21998R+23.82000

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