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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 57

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

David Hollister (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Frederick W. Thelen (R) by 34.8 points.

David HollisterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%18,303
32.6%8,861
27,165 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

EvenD+31.41974D+32.01976D+32.71978D+34.81980D+34.71982D+22.01984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET