2000Final results
2000 election for Michigan House District 55
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Gene Derossett (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Papenhagen (D) by 21.1 points.
Gene DerossettRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%25,910
Kenneth PapenhagenDemocrat
39.4%16,869
42,779 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET