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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 21

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dian Slavens (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Barnabei (R) by 23.2 points.

Dian SlavensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%26,605
Joe BarnabeiRepublican
38.4%16,590
43,195 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

EvenR+12.32006D+6.72008D+2.52010D+23.22012D+10.52014D+18.92016

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