1984Final results
1984 election for Michigan House District 49
Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan
Richard Fitzpatrick (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Noel Petersen (R) by 18.6 points.
Richard FitzpatrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%20,393
Noel PetersenRepublican
40.3%13,951
Gar DickersonOther party
0.8%287
34,631 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET