Michigan State House District 57

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tom Kuhn Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Tom KuhnRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Tom Kuhn (R) 57.2, Aisha Farooqi (D) 42.8

Tom TurnerDemocratic

Last election: Tom Kuhn (Republican) won by 14.4 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Races: Won 2 of 2; None listed
Years since first win: 4; Not available

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Tom TurnerDemocratic
Tom KuhnIncumbentRepublican

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History (29 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 46,660
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2024)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom KuhnWonName as filed: Thomas E. Kuhn	Republican	26,70657.2%	57.2%
DemocraticAisha Farooqi	Democratic	19,95442.8%	42.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,448
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTom KuhnWonName as filed: Thomas E. Kuhn	Republican	17,60652.6%	52.6%
DemocraticAisha Farooqi	Democratic	15,84247.4%	47.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,342
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBronna KahleWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,09366.4%	66.4%
DemocraticWill Garcia	Democratic	16,24933.6%	33.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,428
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBronna KahleWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,93663.0%	63.0%
DemocraticAmber Pedersen	Democratic	13,49237.0%	37.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,030
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBronna KahleWon	Republican	23,69856.4%	56.4%
DemocraticHarvey Schmidt	Democratic	18,33243.6%	43.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,355
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNancy JenkinsWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,42258.5%	58.5%
DemocraticSharon Wimple	Democratic	10,93341.5%	41.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,285
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNancy JenkinsWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,15052.5%	52.5%
DemocraticJim Berryman	Democratic	19,13547.5%	47.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,045
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNancy JenkinsWon	Republican	16,66057.4%	57.4%
DemocraticHarvey Schmidt	Democratic	12,38542.6%	42.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,881
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDudley SpadeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,12867.9%	67.9%
RepublicanEmma L. Jenkins	Republican	13,75332.1%	32.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,202
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDudley SpadeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,78266.6%	66.6%
RepublicanJim Koehn	Republican	10,42033.4%	33.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,823
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDudley SpadeWon	Democratic	25,18358.8%	58.8%
RepublicanDavid Abraham	Republican	17,64041.2%	41.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,764
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug SpadeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,88769.4%	69.4%
RepublicanFred Gallagher	Republican	7,87730.6%	30.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,003
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug SpadeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,00473.7%	73.7%
RepublicanFred Gallagher	Republican	9,99926.3%	26.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,401
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDoug SpadeWon	Democratic	14,32350.4%	50.4%
RepublicanRichard Bailey	Republican	14,07849.6%	49.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,439
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTimothy WalbergWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,84350.4%	50.4%
DemocraticDoug Spade	Democratic	16,59649.6%	49.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,176
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTimothy WalbergWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,93864.7%	64.7%
DemocraticCindy Helinski	Democratic	9,23835.3%	35.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,134
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTimothy WalbergWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,69257.7%	57.7%
DemocraticPaul Hill	Democratic	14,44242.3%	42.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,478
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,43863.1%	63.1%
RepublicanCarol McKowen	Republican	7,54730.8%	30.8%
LibertarianRaymond Myers	Libertarian	8723.6%	3.6%
OtherJon Addis	Other	6212.5%	2.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,794
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,17167.6%	67.6%
RepublicanRichard Swanson	Republican	10,62232.4%	32.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,738
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,47968.1%	68.1%
RepublicanRichard Swanson	Republican	6,83430.1%	30.1%
OtherRaymond Myers	Other	4241.9%	1.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,782
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,42059.9%	59.9%
RepublicanCharles Fleck	Republican	13,55237.9%	37.9%
LibertarianRobert Stepanovich	Libertarian	4381.2%	1.2%
OtherRaymond Myers	Other	3721.0%	1.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,419
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,03465.9%	65.9%
RepublicanJudith A. Fawcett	Republican	9,46931.1%	31.1%
LibertarianRobert Stepanovich	Libertarian	9163.0%	3.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,165
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,30367.4%	67.4%
RepublicanFrederick W. Thelen	Republican	8,86132.6%	32.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,866
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,84466.3%	66.3%
RepublicanRichard L. Covert	Republican	7,02233.6%	33.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,348
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,05466.0%	66.0%
RepublicanRichard L. Covert	Republican	9,29434.0%	34.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,209
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid HollisterWon	Democratic	13,55763.9%	63.9%
RepublicanRichard Lee Covert	Republican	6,90532.6%	32.6%
OtherDonnell McClain	Other	7473.5%	3.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,891
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEarl E. NelsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,66059.1%	59.1%
RepublicanRobert Michael Smart	Republican	12,23140.9%	40.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,380
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1964 to 1971)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEarl E. NelsonWon	Democratic	11,51153.8%	53.8%
RepublicanDavid F. Machtel Jr.	Republican	9,72545.5%	45.5%
OtherMax W. Calder	Other	1440.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,039
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1964 to 1971)

Michigan House of Representatives District 57, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanThomas Leo BrownWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,86853.3%	53.3%
DemocraticSanford A. Brown	Democratic	12,17146.7%	46.7%

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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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:57

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026