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2000Final results

2000 election for Michigan House District 47

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Rose Bogardus (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating John Muller (R) by 20.5 points.

Rose BogardusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%25,705
John MullerRepublican
38.2%16,734
Jim DanielsConstitution
1.7%740
Trish MarieLibertarian
1.4%605
43,784 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+0.21994D+2.91996D+7.01998D+20.52000R+37.72002R+41.62004

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

The candidates

Rose Bogardus (D)John Muller (R)

Also on the ballot: Jim Daniels (Constitution), 1.7%; Trish Marie (Libertarian), 1.4%