2004Final results
2004 election for Michigan House District 87
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Gary Newell (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating David A. Brinkert (D) by 28.3 points.
Gary NewellRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%28,482
David A. BrinkertDemocrat
34.7%15,689
Phillip Peter AdamsConstitution
2.3%1,035
45,206 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