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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 103

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ralph Ostling (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Lewis E. Cox (D) by 15.7 points.

Ralph OstlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%18,854
Lewis E. CoxDemocrat
42.1%13,728
32,582 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+25.71976R+14.71978R+24.71980R+15.71982R+24.51984R+13.51986

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