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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 59

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Glenn Oxender (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Burke Webb (D) by 38.2 points.

Glenn OxenderRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%20,530
Burke WebbDemocrat
30.9%9,181
29,711 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

EvenD+26.81990R+36.41992R+52.21994R+38.21996R+38.81998R+38.52000

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