2014Final results
2014 Republican primary for Michigan House District 44
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Jim Runestad (R) won with 35.5% of the vote, defeating Liz Fesslersmith (R) by 2.3 points.
Jim RunestadRepublican · winner
35.5%3,804
Liz FesslersmithRepublican
33.2%3,559
Russ TierneyRepublican
23.6%2,527
Dennis GarlickRepublican
7.7%827
10,717 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET