1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 79
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
John Cherry (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Granville E. Auker (R) by 24.0 points.
John CherryDemocrat · winner
59.4%15,773
Granville E. AukerRepublican
35.5%9,418
Fran LapeenOther party
5.1%1,341
26,532 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