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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 48

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Donald Gilmer (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Floyd Oglesby (D) by 19.0 points.

Donald GilmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%19,190
40.2%13,027
Rosanne PancoeLibertarian
0.5%149
32,366 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+6.51978D+25.61980R+3.41982R+19.01984R+25.31986R+27.41988

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

The candidates

Donald Gilmer (R)Floyd Oglesby (D)

Also on the ballot: Rosanne Pancoe (Libertarian), 0.5%