1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 70
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Laura Baird (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Ross (R) by 27.4 points.
Laura BairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%17,828
Jeffrey RossRepublican
34.5%9,935
Write-ins and other votesOther party
3.6%1,037
28,800 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