1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert Emerson (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Lynn A. Eastman (R) by 27.7 points.
Robert EmersonDemocrat · winner
63.9%16,361
Lynn A. EastmanRepublican
36.1%9,260
25,621 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