2004Final results
2004 election for Michigan House District 36
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Brian Palmer (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Murphy (D) by 29.5 points.
Brian PalmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%30,305
Robert MurphyDemocrat
35.2%16,491
46,796 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET