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Michigan House District 39
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Pauline Wendzel won re-election by 15.7 points over Kerry Tapper.
Pauline WendzelRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%22,390
Kerry TapperDemocrat
41.3%16,222
Jared PolonowskiGreen
1.7%655
100% of the expected vote counted · 39,267 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 7:57 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kerry TapperPauline Wendzel
$13.9K
Raised by the campaign
$118.9K
$2.8K
Spent by the campaign
$104.2K
$10.6K
Cash on hand
$31.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Jared Polonowski $4.7K.
Campaign money: Michigan Bureau of Elections, through Oct 18, 2026.
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kerry Tapper
- 2%
- Pauline Wendzel
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+16.1
The candidates
Pauline Wendzel (R)
Incumbent, Michigan House of Representatives, first elected 2018Kerry Tapper (D)
Incumbent, Michigan House of Representatives, first elected 2018Kerry Tapper (D)
Also on the ballot: Jared Polonowski (Green), 1.7%