2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Michigan House District 56
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Herb Kehrl (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating John Manor (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Herb KehrlDemocrat · winner
49.1%21,554
John ManorRepublican
47.1%20,671
Lance PiedmonteLibertarian
2.4%1,068
Robert KullGreen
1.4%594
43,887 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
The candidates
Herb Kehrl (D)John Manor (R)
Also on the ballot: Lance Piedmonte (Libertarian), 2.4%; Robert Kull (Green), 1.4%