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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 56

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Dale Zorn (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Larry Crider (D) by 15.3 points.

Dale ZornRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%23,592
Larry CriderDemocrat
42.4%17,338
40,930 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+6.72006D+28.92008R+5.52010R+15.32012R+3.22014R+19.52016

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