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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 63

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Donald Gilmer (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Duane Richardson (D) by 24.1 points.

Donald GilmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%22,590
37.9%13,816
36,406 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+53.51988R+45.11990R+33.51994R+24.11996R+12.11998R+13.42000

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