2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Michigan House District 71
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Angela Witwer (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Christine E. Barnes (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Angela WitwerDemocrat · winner
50.8%21,990
Christine E. BarnesRepublican
49.2%21,299
43,289 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET