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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 48

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Donald Gilmer (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Philip P. Schultz (D) by 3.4 points.

Donald GilmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%14,278
48.3%13,336
27,614 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+44.21976D+6.51978D+25.61980R+3.41982R+19.01984R+25.31986

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