2012Final results
2012 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Dan Lauwers (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick Phelan (D) by 7.7 points.
Dan LauwersRepublican · winner
53.8%20,929
Patrick PhelanDemocrat
46.2%17,945
38,874 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