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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Senate District 16

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Mike Shirkey (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Kevin Commet (D) by 21.7 points.

Mike ShirkeyRepublican · winner
60.8%41,667
Kevin CommetDemocrat
39.2%26,823
68,490 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

EvenR+21.82002R+30.42006R+28.92010R+21.72014R+28.42018R+29.02022

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