1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 51
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Frederick Dillingham (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Ruth Romine (D) by 31.5 points.
Frederick DillinghamRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%18,704
Ruth RomineDemocrat
34.2%9,733
28,437 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