1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 40
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James E. Hadden (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Harris (D) by 20.0 points.
James E. HaddenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%19,570
Richard L. HarrisDemocrat
40.0%13,052
32,623 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