1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 23
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Mary Keith Ballantine (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Dan McCarthy (D) by 37.6 points.
Mary Keith BallantineRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%27,430
Dan McCarthyDemocrat
31.2%12,430
39,863 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET