1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 81
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Robert Emerson (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Richard K. Dobbs (R) by 43.3 points.
Robert EmersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%20,186
Richard K. DobbsRepublican
25.7%7,520
Paul SchoendorffOther party
5.2%1,513
29,219 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