1982Final results
1982 election for Michigan House District 97
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Edgar Geerlings (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Martin L. Hulka (D) by 2.7 points.
Edgar GeerlingsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%13,062
Martin L. HulkaDemocrat
48.7%12,379
25,441 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