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Michigan House District 2

Previous Election Results

1996 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Peter Hoekstra Republican 165,608 65.3%
Dan Kruszynski Democratic 83,603 33.0%
Bruce Smith Libertarian 3,071 1.2%
Henry Clark Natural law 1,365 0.5%
1998 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Peter Hoekstra Republican 146,854 68.7%
Bob Shrauger Democratic 63,573 29.8%
Bruce Smith Libertarian 2,062 1.0%
Tom Russell Natural law 1,133 0.5%
2000 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Peter Hoekstra Republican 186,762 64.4%
Bob Shrauger Democratic 96,370 33.2%
Susan Goldberg Natural law 2,705 0.9%
Bruce Smith Libertarian 2,639 0.9%
Ronald Graeser Taxpayers 1,449 0.5%
2002 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Peter Hoekstra Republican 156,937 70.4%
Jeffrey Wrisley Democratic 61,749 27.7%
Laurie Aleck Libertarian 2,680 1.2%
Ronald Graeser Taxpayers 1,541 0.7%
2004 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pete Hoekstra Republican 225,343 69.3%
Kimon Kotos Democratic 94,040 28.9%
Steve Van Til Libertarian 2,876 0.9%
Ronald Graeser Taxpayers 2,746 0.8%
2006 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pete Hoekstra Republican 183,006 66.5%
Kimon Kotos Democratic 86,950 31.6%
Ronald Graeser Taxpayers 2,720 1.0%
Steve Van Til Libertarian 2,718 1.0%
2006 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Kimon Kotos Democratic 21,350 100.0%
2006 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pete Hoekstra Republican 48,946 100.0%
2008 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pete Hoekstra Republican 214,100 62.4%
Fred Johnson Democratic 119,506 34.8%
Dan Johnson Libertarian 5,496 1.6%
Ronald Graeser Taxpayers 4,200 1.2%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Fred Johnson Democratic 20,617 100.0%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Peter Hoekstra Republican 53,322 100.0%
2010 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Huizenga Republican 148,864 65.3%
Fred Johnson Democratic 72,118 31.6%
Joseph Gillotte Libertarian 2,701 1.2%
Ronald Graeser Taxpayers 2,379 1.0%
Lloyd Clarke Green 2,016 0.9%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Fred Johnson Democratic 12,375 59.9%
Nicolette McClure Democratic 8,272 40.1%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bill Huizenga Republican 27,041 25.4%
Jay Riemersma Republican 26,378 24.8%
Wayne Kuipers Republican 23,226 21.8%
Bill Cooper Republican 20,584 19.3%
Field Reichardt Republican 4,517 4.2%
Ted Schendel Republican 2,401 2.3%
Chris Larson Republican 2,332 2.2%

Demographic Data

Population 662,563
Percentage White 89.8%
Percentage Black 4.5%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Percentage Asian 1.0%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.0%
Percentage Mixed Race 1.6%
Percentage Other Race 2.3%
 
Percentage Hispanic 5.2%
Percentage Non Hispanic White 87.5%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black 4.5%
 
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English 3.6%
 
Median Household Income $42,589
Percentage Married Couple Both Work 40.1%
Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 8.9%
Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 42.8%
 
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity 4.9%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas 67.9%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal 0.0%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil 5.2%
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up 12.3%
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up 47.7%
Percentage with a College Degree 18.3%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers 27.3%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers 24.0%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers 23.6%
 
Percentage Married Couples 58.6%
Percentage Married Couples with Children 26.7%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male 0.2%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female 0.2%

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