1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 51
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Frederick Dillingham (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Jack A. Hurley (D) by 47.1 points.
Frederick DillinghamRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.5%35,278
Jack A. HurleyDemocrat
26.5%12,697
47,976 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