1978Final results
1978 election for Michigan House District 83
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Charles Mueller (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Gerald S. Throop (D) by 22.0 points.
Charles MuellerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%20,306
Gerald S. ThroopDemocrat
39.0%12,988
33,295 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