1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 45
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Penny Crissman (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Sweda (D) by 48.4 points.
Penny CrissmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%29,640
Paul SwedaDemocrat
25.8%10,314
39,954 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