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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Michigan/MI-03
      1996·US House·Michigan·District profile →

      Michigan District 3 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Vernon J Ehlers
      68.6%169,466 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Betsy J Flory
      29.5%72,791 votes
      Margin
      R+39.1
      247,043 total votes
      5 candidates247,043 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Vernon J EhlersREP✓
      		REP169,46668.6%
      Betsy J FloryDEM
      		DEM72,79129.5%
      Erwin J HaasLIB
      		LIB2,9941.2%
      Eric R AndersonOTH
      		OTH1,7390.7%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH530.0%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+7.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.6
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202453.0%45.1%D+7.9427,334
      202053.3%44.8%D+8.5416,906
      201646.9%46.8%D+0.2355,420
      201248.8%51.2%R+2.5336,637
      200852.4%46.0%D+6.4358,166

      Seat History

      US House in Michigan

      2024
      Hillary ScholtenDEM
      D+9.9
      2022
      Hillary ScholtenDEM
      D+12.9
      Redistricted
      2020
      Peter MeijerREP
      R+5.9
      2018
      Justin AmashREP
      R+11.2
      2016
      Justin AmashREP
      R+21.9
      2014
      Justin AmashREP
      R+18.9
      2012
      Justin AmashREP
      R+8.4
      Redistricted
      2010
      Justin AmashREP
      R+22.2
      2008
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+25.7
      2006
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+28.5
      2004
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+35.1
      2002
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+41.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+31.9
      1998
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      R+48.4
      View all US House history for Michigan →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Betsy J FloryDEM
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginR+40.5
      Career1978-1996
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Vernon J EhlersREP
      Record8W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1994-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Eric R AndersonREP
      Record12W-7L
      Avg MarginR+24.7
      Career1990-2016
      State House / State Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Erwin J HaasLIB
      Record0W-7L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-2016
      US House
      Full profile →

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