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2010Final results

2010 election for Michigan House District 71

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Deb Shaughnessy (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Theresa Abed (D) by 16.7 points.

Deb ShaughnessyRepublican · winner
58.4%21,756
Theresa AbedDemocrat
41.6%15,514
37,270 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

EvenR+20.72004R+17.02006R+16.12008R+16.72010D+6.92012R+0.42014

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