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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 40

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Tim Walberg (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Williams (D) by 9.8 points.

Tim WalbergRepublican · winner
54.9%13,837
45.0%11,358
25,213 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+15.71976R+5.31978R+20.01980R+9.81982R+20.21984R+11.61986

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