1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 50
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Deborah Cherry (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Chris Pavelich (R) by 28.0 points.
Deborah CherryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%23,009
Chris PavelichRepublican
35.2%12,815
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.6%573
36,397 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