2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Michigan House District 76
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Winnie Brinks (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Roy Schmidt (R) by 24.8 points.
Winnie BrinksDemocrat · winner
52.1%23,530
Roy SchmidtRepublican · incumbent
27.3%12,337
Write-ins and other votesOther party
12.1%5,484
Keith AllardIndependent
3.1%1,398
William MohrConstitution
3.0%1,362
Patricia SteinportLibertarian
2.4%1,085
45,196 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
The candidates
Winnie Brinks (D)Roy Schmidt (R)
Also on the ballot: Keith Allard (Independent), 3.1%; William Mohr (Constitution), 3.0%; Patricia Steinport (Libertarian), 2.4%