1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 71
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Frank Fitzgerald (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Rosemary Diponio (D) by 23.4 points.
Frank FitzgeraldRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%24,053
Rosemary DiponioDemocrat
38.3%14,944
38,997 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