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2012Final results

2012 election for Michigan House District 65

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mike Shirkey (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Bonnie Johnson (D) by 13.6 points.

Mike ShirkeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%22,862
43.2%17,381
40,243 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+26.62008R+26.42010 special electionR+26.52010R+13.62012R+17.42014R+26.02016

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