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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 21

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Lynn Owen (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating James Schmitz (R) by 1.8 points.

Lynn OwenDemocrat · winner
50.6%12,126
James SchmitzRepublican
48.7%11,693
Charles DawsonLibertarian
0.7%167
23,986 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+73.91978D+80.41980D+11.61982D+1.81984D+30.21986D+25.81988

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

The candidates

Lynn Owen (D)James Schmitz (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles Dawson (Libertarian), 0.7%