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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan Senate District 30

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Wayne Kuipers (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Scott W. Vanderstoep (D) by 44.4 points.

Wayne KuipersRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%83,242
26.8%31,328
Marcia OrtquistLibertarian
1.9%2,223
116,793 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+17.21994R+25.01998R+52.32002R+44.42006R+57.52010R+42.82014

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

The candidates

Wayne Kuipers (R)Scott W. Vanderstoep (D)

Also on the ballot: Marcia Ortquist (Libertarian), 1.9%