1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 47
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert A. Welborn (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Katherine A. Yusi (D) by 46.0 points.
Robert A. WelbornRepublican · winner
73.0%31,795
Katherine A. YusiDemocrat
27.0%11,754
43,550 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