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2010Final results

2010 election for Michigan House District 17

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Phil Cavanagh (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Mike Adams (R) by 25.1 points.

Phil CavanaghDemocrat · winner
62.5%16,668
Mike AdamsRepublican
37.5%9,985
26,653 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+21.12004D+54.82006D+32.12008D+25.12010D+22.62012D+19.22014

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