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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 20

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Rudy Nichols (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Seeterlin (D) by 2.4 points.

Rudy NicholsRepublican · winner
48.5%13,448
46.1%12,786
David D. LehmanOther party
5.4%1,491
27,727 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

EvenD+64.01974D+95.61976D+64.71978R+2.41982R+44.31984R+32.61986

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