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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 83

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Kim Rhead (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating John Espinoza (D) by 28.4 points.

Kim RheadRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%21,653
35.8%12,080
33,733 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+21.51988R+4.11990R+41.51994R+28.41996R+10.41998R+31.12000

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