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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 63

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ruth B. McNamee (R) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Dain (D) by 56.0 points.

Ruth B. McNameeRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.0%36,917
Paul F. DainDemocrat
22.0%10,417
47,336 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

EvenR+40.61974R+47.91976R+53.51978R+56.01980R+27.81982R+54.91984

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