1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 17
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Raymond Murphy (D) won with 91.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Murphy (R) by 83.2 points.
Raymond MurphyDemocrat · winner
91.6%13,898
Robert MurphyRepublican
8.4%1,275
15,174 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