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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan House District 44

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Stakoe (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Mark Venie (D) by 34.3 points.

John StakoeRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%27,124
Mark VenieDemocrat
32.8%13,264
40,388 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+23.22000R+40.12002R+38.62004R+34.32006R+33.22008R+46.52010

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