1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Michigan House District 56
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Randy Richardville (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Larry Rutledge (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Randy RichardvilleRepublican · winner
51.6%12,827
Larry RutledgeDemocrat
48.4%12,054
24,881 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET