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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 38

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Justine Barns (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Edward Zaleski (R) by 3.6 points.

Justine BarnsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%12,996
Edward ZaleskiRepublican
48.2%12,090
25,086 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+37.11978D+6.11980D+6.31982D+3.61984D+35.71986D+23.51988

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