2000Final results
2000 election for Michigan House District 87
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Gary Newell (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Henry Sanchez (D) by 34.3 points.
Gary NewellRepublican · winner
67.1%23,463
Henry SanchezDemocrat
32.9%11,482
34,945 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