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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan House District 83

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

John Espinoza (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Ed Smith (R) by 46.6 points.

John EspinozaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%22,616
Ed SmithRepublican
26.7%8,246
30,862 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+31.12000R+28.92002D+11.02004D+46.62006D+30.22008R+19.32010

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