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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 46

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mary Brown (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating James Felton (R) by 11.0 points.

Mary BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%13,881
James FeltonRepublican
43.9%11,091
Sheryl LouxLibertarian
1.2%308
25,281 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

EvenD+30.61974D+18.11976D+11.61978D+11.01980D+16.61982D+7.41984

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

The candidates

Mary Brown (D)James Felton (R)

Also on the ballot: Sheryl Loux (Libertarian), 1.2%