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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 109

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jack Gingrass (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Jenny Vallier (R) by 38.6 points.

Jack GingrassDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%25,143
Jenny VallierRepublican
30.2%11,026
Ron JohnsonLibertarian
1.1%390
36,559 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+24.81974D+26.71976D+35.11978D+38.61980R+5.21984R+3.01986

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

The candidates

Jack Gingrass (D)Jenny Vallier (R)

Also on the ballot: Ron Johnson (Libertarian), 1.1%