1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 48
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Richard Fitzpatrick (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Jimmie G. Reagle (R) by 25.6 points.
Richard FitzpatrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%18,338
Jimmie G. ReagleRepublican
37.2%10,855
29,195 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