1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 52
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Roy Smith (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Judith F. Thiel (D) by 31.9 points.
Roy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%25,690
Judith F. ThielDemocrat
34.0%13,253
38,944 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