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2000Final results

2000 election for Michigan House District 85

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Larry Julian (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating James Billis (D) by 26.6 points.

Larry JulianRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%21,748
James BillisDemocrat
34.9%12,344
Trafton JeanLibertarian
3.7%1,323
35,415 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+2.91994D+11.81996R+1.31998R+26.62000R+23.02002R+7.22004

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

The candidates

Larry Julian (R)James Billis (D)

Also on the ballot: Trafton Jean (Libertarian), 3.7%