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1980Final results

1980 election for Michigan House District 89

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Gary Randall (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Jeff Cleveland (D) by 40.1 points.

Gary RandallRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%22,458
28.6%9,352
Charles CongdonLibertarian
2.7%888
32,702 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

EvenR+7.71974R+5.41976R+18.81978R+40.11980R+23.81982R+47.71984

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

The candidates

Gary Randall (R)Jeff Cleveland (D)

Also on the ballot: Charles Congdon (Libertarian), 2.7%