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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan House District 73

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Tom Pearce (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Marckini (D) by 31.4 points.

Tom PearceRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%28,636
33.2%14,714
Steven NickelsonLibertarian
2.3%1,010
44,360 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+42.92000R+41.72002R+31.72004R+31.42006R+20.72008R+48.52010

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

The candidates

Tom Pearce (R)Joseph R. Marckini (D)

Also on the ballot: Steven Nickelson (Libertarian), 2.3%