2014Final results
2014 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Joel Johnson (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Lightfoot (D) by 26.2 points.
Joel JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%16,570
Mark LightfootDemocrat
36.9%9,688
26,258 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET