1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 49
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert Emerson (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Bancroft (R) by 57.1 points.
Robert EmersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%20,998
Michael BancroftRepublican
21.5%5,735
26,733 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