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2004Final results

2004 election for Michigan House District 44

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Stakoe (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Scrase (D) by 38.6 points.

John StakoeRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%33,596
Bill ScraseDemocrat
29.3%14,498
Ron MonroeConstitution
2.8%1,400
49,494 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

EvenR+6.51998R+23.22000R+40.12002R+38.62004R+34.32006R+33.22008

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

The candidates

John Stakoe (R)Bill Scrase (D)

Also on the ballot: Ron Monroe (Constitution), 2.8%