1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Michigan House District 50
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Michael Griffin (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Keith Ballantine (R) by 12.6 points.
Michael GriffinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%14,641
Mary Keith BallantineRepublican · incumbent
43.5%11,355
Jeffrey L. GrundLibertarian
0.5%134
26,131 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Michael Griffin (D)Mary Keith Ballantine (R)
Also on the ballot: Jeffrey L. Grund (Libertarian), 0.5%