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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 55

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William Vanregenmorter (R) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Tedd Bush (D) by 55.2 points.

William VanregenmorterRepublican · winner
77.3%21,545
Tedd BushDemocrat
22.1%6,161
James Napier Jr.Libertarian
0.5%151
27,857 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+31.01976R+33.71978R+41.01980R+55.21982R+70.41984R+61.51986

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

The candidates

William Vanregenmorter (R)Tedd Bush (D)

Also on the ballot: James Napier Jr. (Libertarian), 0.5%