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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 54

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

David Rutledge (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Emmerich (R) by 54.9 points.

David RutledgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.4%29,949
Bill EmmerichRepublican
22.6%8,722
38,671 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+40.52006D+45.12008D+28.92010D+54.92012D+50.72014D+50.02016

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