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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 66

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gary Vanek (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Timothy A. Marks (R) by 31.1 points.

Gary VanekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%17,757
34.4%9,329
27,086 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+19.51974D+5.81976D+36.91978D+31.11980D+36.81982R+0.91984

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