1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 20
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Juanita Watkins (D) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Elmer Dearing (R) by 64.7 points.
Juanita WatkinsDemocrat · winner
82.4%9,129
Elmer DearingRepublican
17.6%1,956
11,085 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET