1996Final results
1996 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bob Brackenridge (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Emily Strayhorn (D) by 27.0 points.
Bob BrackenridgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%17,989
Emily StrayhornDemocrat
36.5%10,339
28,328 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