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2004Final results

2004 election for Michigan House District 71

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Rick Jones (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Ryan Latourette (D) by 20.7 points.

Rick JonesRepublican · winner
59.2%28,643
38.5%18,628
Mark PowellLibertarian
2.3%1,098
48,369 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+22.31998R+22.42000R+11.42002R+20.72004R+17.02006R+16.12008

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

The candidates

Rick Jones (R)Ryan Latourette (D)

Also on the ballot: Mark Powell (Libertarian), 2.3%