1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Michigan House District 47
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Rose Bogardus (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Sandra Hill (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rose BogardusDemocrat · winner
50.2%20,064
Sandra HillRepublican · incumbent
47.3%18,887
Richard FrostLibertarian
2.5%984
39,935 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