1980Final results
1980 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Arnold Kelm (D) by 42.5 points.
Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%26,037
Arnold KelmDemocrat
28.7%10,496
36,534 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