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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 46

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Mary Brown (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Phillip Davis (R) by 16.6 points.

Mary BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%14,453
Phillip DavisRepublican
41.1%10,296
Mary RuwartLibertarian
1.1%279
25,028 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+18.11976D+11.61978D+11.01980D+16.61982D+7.41984D+7.31986

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

The candidates

Mary Brown (D)Phillip Davis (R)

Also on the ballot: Mary Ruwart (Libertarian), 1.1%