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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 42

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Glenn Oxender (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Charlotte Persinger (D) by 45.0 points.

Glenn OxenderRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%22,814
27.1%8,569
Keith FlowersLibertarian
0.7%235
31,622 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

EvenR+8.61976R+39.41978R+15.51982R+45.01984R+35.51986R+43.11988

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

The candidates

Glenn Oxender (R)Charlotte Persinger (D)

Also on the ballot: Keith Flowers (Libertarian), 0.7%