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2000Final results

2000 election for Michigan House District 1

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Andrew Richner (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Patricia Cwiek (D) by 25.4 points.

Andrew RichnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%25,228
36.2%14,811
Craig HodgesLibertarian
2.2%906
40,945 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+43.61994R+22.71996R+37.11998R+25.42000R+12.82002R+16.42004

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

The candidates

Andrew Richner (R)Patricia Cwiek (D)

Also on the ballot: Craig Hodges (Libertarian), 2.2%