1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 16
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Juanita Watkins (D) won with 93.7% of the vote, defeating Dovie T. Pickett (R) by 87.3 points.
Juanita WatkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.7%16,661
Dovie T. PickettRepublican
6.3%1,126
17,788 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET