Briar Bearss
Candidate for Michigan House District 97 · Republican
On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Michigan House District 97 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: HD97, Briar Bearss (Republican Party) · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Michigan House District 97 covers
Covers parts of Tuscola County, Saginaw County, Genesee County and Bay County.
Includes Freeland, Burt, Frankenmuth, Bridgeport (part), Caro, Robin Glen-Indiantown, Zilwaukee, Birch Run, Millington, Reese, Vassar, Akron and 3 more.
41 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: State of Michigan (DTMB/Bureau of Elections), 2024 Voting Precincts statewide layer (gisagocss.state.mi.us OpenData/boundaries/MapServer/9); State of Michigan Voting Precincts 2020 and 2022 (for those elections)
Results
Certified results for Michigan House District 97
97TH District Representative IN State Legislature
2024 Michigan General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew BierleinRepublican | Republican | 36,497 | 70.4% |
| Mark PutnamDemocrat | Democrat | 15,376 | 29.6% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
97TH District Representative IN State Legislature
2022 Michigan General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew BierleinRepublican | Republican | 28,024 | 66.6% |
| Paul M. WhitneyDemocrat | Democrat | 14,028 | 33.4% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
97TH District Representative IN State Legislature
2020 Michigan General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason WentworthRepublican | Republican | 31,600 | 71.2% |
| Celia Young-WenkelDemocrat | Democrat | 12,795 | 28.8% |
Official certified results (Michigan Bureau of Elections precinct file) · Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Elections — official precinct results
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Michigan House District 97
- Jack BaderDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Briar yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Oct 4, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_m5931fnyy.
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