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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 43

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Carl F. Gnodike (R) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Donna Kylmala (D) by 52.2 points.

Carl F. GnodikeRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.1%27,133
23.9%8,529
35,665 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

EvenR+33.31974R+47.51976R+31.01978R+52.21980R+25.91982R+45.41984

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