1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 45
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Bela E. Kennedy (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Hamre (D) by 38.9 points.
Bela E. KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%23,561
Paul E. HamreDemocrat
30.6%10,375
33,936 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