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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan House District 45

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Garfield (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Werth (D) by 19.3 points.

John GarfieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%24,211
40.4%16,385
40,596 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+39.32000R+37.52002R+28.92004R+19.32006R+15.02008R+35.82010

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