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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 82

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Karen Willard (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Christina Clark (R) by 8.7 points.

Karen WillardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%19,705
Christina ClarkRepublican
45.7%16,565
36,270 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

EvenD+26.01990D+1.91992D+1.21994D+8.71996R+12.81998R+19.72000

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