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1996 Michigan U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1996 Michigan U.S. House District 13 Election?

Lynn N. Rivers won the 1996 Michigan U.S. House District 13 Election. Lynn N. Rivers received 123,133 popular votes (56.57%). The main challenger was Joe Fitzsimmons (41.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Rivers and Fitzsimmons

Rivers +15.3 pts · won by 33,226 votes
Lynn N. RiversDemocraticWINNER56.57%
123,133 votes
Joe FitzsimmonsRepublican41.31%
89,907 votes
James F. MontgomeryLibertarian1.43%
3,114 votes
Jane Cutterworkers world0.45%
976 votes
Jim Hartnettsocialist equality0.23%
498 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.