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2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2004 election for Michigan House District 97

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Tim Moore (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Elkins (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tim MooreRepublican · winner
51.7%22,321
Jennifer ElkinsDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%20,883
43,204 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

EvenD+30.11998D+35.62000D+1.22002R+3.32004R+7.32006R+21.32008

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