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1996 Michigan U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1996 Michigan U.S. House District 16 Election?

John D. Dingell won the 1996 Michigan U.S. House District 16 Election. John D. Dingell received 136,854 popular votes (62.03%). The main challenger was James R. Desana (35.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Dingell and Desana

Dingell +26.4 pts · won by 58,131 votes
John D. DingellDemocraticWINNER62.03%
136,854 votes
James R. DesanaRepublican35.68%
78,723 votes
Bruce W. CainLibertarian1.43%
3,155 votes
Noha F. Hamzenatural law0.46%
1,018 votes
David Soleworkers world0.38%
842 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.