1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 85
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
James Oneill (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Kathryn A. Rood (R) by 46.8 points.
James OneillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%17,430
Kathryn A. RoodRepublican
26.6%6,322
23,752 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