2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Michigan House District 71
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Theresa Abed (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Deb Shaughnessy (R) by 6.9 points.
Theresa AbedDemocrat · winner
53.4%24,822
Deb ShaughnessyRepublican · incumbent
46.6%21,637
46,459 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET