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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan House District 9

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ethel Terrell (D) won with 88.3% of the vote, defeating William A. Thomas (R) by 76.7 points.

Ethel TerrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.3%15,509
11.7%2,046
17,556 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+76.01972D+76.61976D+76.71982D+72.01984D+51.31986D+67.61988

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