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2016Final results

2016 election for Michigan House District 49

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Phil Phelps (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Jeremy A. Baker (R) by 36.9 points.

Phil PhelpsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%24,862
Jeremy A. BakerRepublican
31.5%11,458
36,320 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+36.12010D+49.02012D+47.22014D+36.92016D+44.72018D+37.72020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET