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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 87

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Francis Spaniola (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Bohnett (R) by 33.9 points.

Francis SpaniolaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%26,559
Jerry BohnettRepublican
33.0%13,107
39,667 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+24.21974D+26.01976D+51.41978D+33.91980D+6.81984D+33.61986

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