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2014Final results

2014 election for Michigan Senate District 5

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

David Knezek (D) won with 81.8% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Rynicki (R) by 63.6 points.

David KnezekDemocrat · winner
81.8%59,680
18.2%13,286
72,966 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

EvenD+65.62002D+72.92006D+66.52010D+63.62014D+59.22018D+22.12022

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