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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 36

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Sylvia M. Skrel (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Ficano (D) by 4.5 points.

Sylvia M. SkrelRepublican · winner
52.3%16,628
47.7%15,189
31,819 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+37.01974R+4.01976R+51.31978R+4.51980R+15.91982R+56.71984

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