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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 30

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Joseph Palamara (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating William Brainard (R) by 18.6 points.

Joseph PalamaraDemocrat · winner
59.3%20,040
40.7%13,746
33,795 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+47.51978D+33.11980D+50.51982D+18.61984D+63.21986D+45.11988

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