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1996Final results

1996 election for Michigan House District 88

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Patricia Birkholz (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Terry Delp (D) by 34.4 points.

Patricia BirkholzRepublican · winner
67.2%24,291
Terry DelpDemocrat
32.8%11,862
36,153 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

EvenR+33.81988R+30.21990R+56.51994R+34.41996R+50.71998R+37.22002

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