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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 39

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Jerry Bartnik (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Margie Bacarella (R) by 3.1 points.

Jerry BartnikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%14,532
48.4%13,647
28,179 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+33.41976D+18.61980D+8.31982D+3.11984D+52.21986D+42.91988

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