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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 61

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Charles Perricone (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Goodwin (D) by 25.8 points.

Charles PerriconeRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%27,418
Bob GoodwinDemocrat
37.1%16,178
43,596 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

EvenR+48.91990R+12.51992R+21.91994R+25.81996R+32.71998R+10.12000

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