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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 101

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

James Barcia (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Anthony G. Sawka (R) by 58.8 points.

James BarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%26,110
20.6%6,770
32,880 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+28.81972R+17.61974D+20.21976D+58.81980D+39.61982D+25.91984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET