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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 18

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Sarah Roberts (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Candice Rusie (R) by 29.7 points.

Sarah RobertsDemocrat · winner
63.5%29,438
Candice RusieRepublican
33.8%15,671
Daniel FlamandLibertarian
2.6%1,223
46,332 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+35.12004D+49.02006D+38.02010D+29.72012D+24.12014D+26.62016

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

The candidates

Sarah Roberts (D)Candice Rusie (R)

Also on the ballot: Daniel Flamand (Libertarian), 2.6%