1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 44
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Lad Stacey (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Larry L. Nielsen (D) by 2.2 points.
Lad StaceyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.1%13,375
Larry L. NielsenDemocrat
48.9%12,797
26,173 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