2000Final results
2000 election for Michigan House District 56
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Randy Richardville (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Herb Kehrl (D) by 2.9 points.
Randy RichardvilleRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%17,604
Herb KehrlDemocrat
47.5%16,593
Dean PattenIndependent
2.1%718
34,915 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