Michigan House District 12
Previous Election Results
| 1996 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 133,436 | 57.4% |
| John Pappageorge | Republican | 94,235 | 40.5% |
| Albert Titran | Libertarian | 3,101 | 1.3% |
| Gail Petrosoff | Natural law | 1,690 | 0.7% |
| 1996 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Pappageorge | Republican | 25,186 | 80.0% |
| Kevin Wright | Republican | 6,295 | 20.0% |
| 1998 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 105,824 | 55.9% |
| Leslie Touma | Republican | 79,619 | 42.0% |
| Albert Titran | Libertarian | 2,813 | 1.5% |
| Fred Rosenberg | Natural law | 1,172 | 0.6% |
| 2000 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 157,720 | 64.3% |
| Bart Baron | Republican | 78,795 | 32.1% |
| Thomas Ness | Green | 4,137 | 1.7% |
| Andrew Le Cureaux | Libertarian | 3,630 | 1.5% |
| Fred Rosenberg | Natural law | 887 | 0.4% |
| 2002 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 140,970 | 68.3% |
| Harvey Dean | Republican | 61,502 | 29.8% |
| Dick Gach | Libertarian | 2,694 | 1.3% |
| Steven Revis | Taxpayers | 1,362 | 0.7% |
| 2002 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 71,881 | 78.8% |
| William Callahan | Democratic | 16,926 | 18.5% |
| Mario Fundarski | Democratic | 2,444 | 2.7% |
| 2002 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Harvey Dean | Republican | 8,390 | 42.8% |
| Charles Frangie | Republican | 5,942 | 30.3% |
| Jamie Morgan | Republican | 5,268 | 26.9% |
| 2004 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 210,827 | 69.3% |
| Randell Shafer | Republican | 88,256 | 29.0% |
| Dick Gach | Libertarian | 5,051 | 1.7% |
| 2006 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 168,494 | 70.2% |
| Randell Shafer | Republican | 62,689 | 26.1% |
| Andy Lecureaux | Libertarian | 3,259 | 1.4% |
| Les Townsend | Taxpayers | 2,076 | 0.9% |
| Jerome White | Independent | 1,862 | 0.8% |
| Art Myatt | Green | 1,735 | 0.7% |
| 2006 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 40,264 | 100.0% |
| 2006 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Randell Shafer | Republican | 23,178 | 100.0% |
| 2008 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 225,094 | 72.1% |
| Bert Copple | Republican | 74,565 | 23.9% |
| John Vico | Libertarian | 4,767 | 1.5% |
| Les Townsend | Taxpayers | 4,076 | 1.3% |
| William Opalicky | Green | 3,842 | 1.2% |
| 2008 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 58,763 | 100.0% |
| 2008 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bert Copple | Republican | 18,561 | 100.0% |
| 2010 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 124,671 | 61.1% |
| Don Volaric | Republican | 71,372 | 35.0% |
| Julia Williams | Green | 3,038 | 1.5% |
| Leonard Schwartz | Libertarian | 2,342 | 1.1% |
| Les Townsend | Taxpayers | 2,285 | 1.1% |
| Alan Jacquemotte | Natural law | 409 | 0.2% |
| 2010 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Sander Levin | Democratic | 42,732 | 76.0% |
| Michael Switalski | Democratic | 13,480 | 24.0% |
| 2010 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Don Volaric | Republican | 33,823 | 100.0% |
Demographic Data
| Population | 662,563 |
| Percentage White | 82.6% |
| Percentage Black | 12.0% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Percentage Asian | 2.3% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.2% |
| Percentage Other Race | 0.4% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 1.5% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 81.7% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 12.0% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 9.5% |
| Median Household Income | $46,784 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 31.9% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 | 7.3% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 | 39.8% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 6.7% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 91.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.4% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 15.7% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 48.9% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 19.5% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 31.2% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 28.5% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 17.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 46.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 19.7% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.3% |
