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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 42

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Glenn Oxender (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Greg Carson (D) by 15.5 points.

Glenn OxenderRepublican · winner
57.3%13,787
Greg CarsonDemocrat
41.8%10,049
Keith FlowersLibertarian
0.9%219
24,055 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+8.71974R+8.61976R+39.41978R+15.51982R+45.01984R+35.51986

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

The candidates

Glenn Oxender (R)Greg Carson (D)

Also on the ballot: Keith Flowers (Libertarian), 0.9%