1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 5
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Teola Hunter (D) won with 95.3% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Elliott (R) by 90.6 points.
Teola HunterDemocrat · winner
95.3%20,693
Lawrence ElliottRepublican
4.7%1,016
21,713 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