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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 7

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Nelson Saunders (D) won with 95.9% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Montgomery (R) by 91.8 points.

Nelson SaundersDemocrat · winner
95.9%22,959
4.1%976
23,936 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+66.91972D+77.11976D+78.51978D+91.81982D+92.01984D+86.11986

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