2000Final results
2000 election for Michigan House District 74
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James Koetje (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Alton Nielsen (D) by 40.1 points.
James KoetjeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%30,371
Alton NielsenDemocrat
28.4%12,576
Bill GelineauLibertarian
3.2%1,399
44,346 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