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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 47

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Paul Wartner (R) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Julia Thompson (D) by 49.1 points.

Paul WartnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.5%28,372
25.4%9,670
38,084 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+44.41978R+46.01980R+17.21982R+49.11984R+35.61986R+46.11988

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