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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

EvenD+14.51976D+18.21978D+15.01980D+2.81982D+11.31984D+19.91986

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