1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Joe Conroy (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Joan K. Smith (R) by 40.6 points.
Joe ConroyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%19,698
Joan K. SmithRepublican
29.7%8,313
28,011 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