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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan Senate District 31

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

James Barcia (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Zachary W. Nuncio (R) by 53.3 points.

James BarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.9%78,923
Zachary W. NuncioRepublican
22.7%23,569
Reinhold PloepLibertarian
1.4%1,441
103,933 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+57.81994R+59.91998D+21.02002D+53.32006R+17.02010R+9.12014

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

The candidates

James Barcia (D)Zachary W. Nuncio (R)

Also on the ballot: Reinhold Ploep (Libertarian), 1.4%