1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 38
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edward E. Mahalak (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Roy Raker (R) by 6.1 points.
Edward E. MahalakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%16,022
Roy RakerRepublican
47.0%14,189
30,212 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