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2004Final results

2004 election for Michigan House District 45

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Garfield (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Werth (D) by 28.9 points.

John GarfieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%31,993
34.3%17,363
Retta FontanaLibertarian
2.6%1,326
50,682 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+40.51998R+39.32000R+37.52002R+28.92004R+19.32006R+15.02008

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

The candidates

John Garfield (R)Thomas L. Werth (D)

Also on the ballot: Retta Fontana (Libertarian), 2.6%