1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 59
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
H. Lynn Jondahl (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Mario Torrez (R) by 15.0 points.
H. Lynn JondahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%25,086
Mario TorrezRepublican
41.0%18,371
Stephen P. OkeefeLibertarian
3.0%1,350
44,809 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