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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Michigan House District 31

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Bill Runco (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Lucille McCollough (D) by 3.1 points.

Bill RuncoRepublican · winner
50.9%18,955
Lucille McColloughDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%17,807
Aaron SpeckLibertarian
1.3%498
37,261 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+41.51976D+39.21978D+11.31980R+3.11982R+21.11984D+1.31986

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

The candidates

Bill Runco (R)Lucille McCollough (D)

Also on the ballot: Aaron Speck (Libertarian), 1.3%