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1982Final results

1982 election for Michigan Senate District 9

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

David M. Serotkin (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Kirby Holmes (R) by 3.7 points.

David M. SerotkinDemocrat · winner
51.1%35,441
Kirby HolmesRepublican
47.4%32,899
1.5%1,013
69,353 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+5.71978D+3.71982R+6.41986R+7.51990R+32.41994R+27.61998

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

The candidates

David M. Serotkin (D)Kirby Holmes (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry K. Williams (Libertarian), 1.5%