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2000Final results

2000 election for Michigan House District 31

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Paul Gieleghem (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Diane Zontini (R) by 26.6 points.

Paul GieleghemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%22,039
Diane ZontiniRepublican
34.6%12,468
James MillerLibertarian
4.2%1,498
36,005 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

EvenD+10.41994D+32.31996D+8.91998D+26.62000D+23.12002D+12.32004

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

The candidates

Paul Gieleghem (D)Diane Zontini (R)

Also on the ballot: James Miller (Libertarian), 4.2%