Michigan State House District 12
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Kimberly Edwards Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Kimberly EdwardsDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first winRandell J. ShaferRepublican
Kimberly Edwards 69.7Randell J. Shafer 30.3
Last result · 2024 generalNo published poll names both candidates.
- Last election
- Kimberly Edwards (Democratic) won by 39.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: EdwardsRight column: Shafer
- Races
- Won 2 of 2
- Won 0 of 1
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Kimberly EdwardsIncumbentDemocratic
- Randell J. ShaferRepublican
Source: mi-boe.entellitrak.com, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 44,865
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly EdwardsWon Democratic 31,25669.7% RepublicanRandell J. Shafer Republican 13,60930.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,764
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly EdwardsWon Democratic 20,96270.4% RepublicanDiane Saber Republican 8,15927.4% LibertarianGregory Creswell Libertarian 6432.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,788
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlex GarzaWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,30062.4% RepublicanMichelle Bailey Republican 16,48837.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,671
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlex GarzaWon Democratic 21,10466.6% RepublicanMichelle Bailey Republican 10,56733.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,828
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticErika GeissWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,71667.1% RepublicanErik Soderquist Republican 12,11232.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,030
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticErika GeissWon Democratic 15,33469.6% RepublicanKelly Thompson Republican 6,69630.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,893
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDouglas GeissWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,49875.2% RepublicanJoanne Michalik Republican 9,39524.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,608
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRashida TlaibWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,99792.0% RepublicanDarrin Daigle Republican 6118.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,799
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRashida TlaibWon Democratic 14,22890.1% RepublicanDarrin D. Daigle Republican 1,5719.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,811
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve TobocmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,38595.7% LibertarianRaymond H. Warner Libertarian 4264.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,755
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve TobocmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,65886.7% RepublicanAnita M. Salazar Republican 1,77711.3% LibertarianRaymond H. Warner Libertarian 3202.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,320
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve TobocmanWon Democratic 8,40690.2% RepublicanChester Calka Republican 9149.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,323
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKeith StallworthWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,14996.4% RepublicanKaren Mastney Republican 7702.4% LibertarianMichael Donahue Libertarian 4041.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,949
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKeith StallworthWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,94296.0% RepublicanTremell Anderson Republican 1,0074.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,742
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKeith StallworthWon Democratic 28,52695.9% RepublicanLarry Davis Republican 1,2164.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,592
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlma StallworthWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,29995.1% RepublicanBill Ashe Republican 1,2934.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,993
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlma StallworthWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,10194.1% RepublicanBill Ashe Republican 1,6065.0% LibertarianJonathan Flint Libertarian 2860.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,551
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCurtis HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,23980.0% RepublicanDouglas Allor Republican 2,08318.0% OtherDavid Sole Other 2292.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,587
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCurtis HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,06296.6% OtherMark Hopkins Other 5243.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,282
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCurtis HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,280100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,613
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCurtis HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,37171.7% RepublicanMichael Johns Republican 7,03427.5% OtherCheryl Labash Other 2080.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,910
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCurtis HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,48478.8% RepublicanJeanne Tipton Republican 4,42621.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,633
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCurtis HertelWon Democratic 17,53674.2% RepublicanWilliam Solomon Republican 6,09425.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,138
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDennis M. HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,14982.6% RepublicanGarfield Yarbro Jr. Republican 2,98717.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,399
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDennis M. HertelWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,72972.7% RepublicanRandal R. Moody Republican 6,38226.2% OtherNancy Cummings Other 2310.9% LibertarianRobert M. Thatcher Libertarian 570.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,036
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDennis M. HertelWon Democratic 15,036100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,228
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam B. FitzgeraldWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,00866.1% RepublicanGordon R. Michaelson Republican 9,22033.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,157
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1964 to 1971)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge H. EdwardsWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,14292.8% RepublicanFred Jackson Republican 1,0157.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,027
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1964 to 1971)
Michigan House of Representatives District 12, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge H. EdwardsWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,59992.9% RepublicanGerald O. White Republican 1,4287.1%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Michigan State House District 12, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/mi/house/12. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:mi/sldl:12
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026