1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 59
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
H. Lynn Jondahl (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Stearns (R) by 2.8 points.
H. Lynn JondahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%17,540
Paul W. StearnsRepublican
48.6%16,595
34,137 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