1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Michigan House District 62
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
L. Jean Willoughby (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Charlie J. Harrison Jr. (D) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
L. Jean WilloughbyRepublican · winner
50.7%12,467
Charlie J. Harrison Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.3%12,121
24,588 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