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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 51

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Frederick Dillingham (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald Ferrell (D) by 45.0 points.

Frederick DillinghamRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%25,860
27.5%9,808
35,668 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+28.61978R+47.11980R+31.51982R+45.01984R+8.51986R+42.21988

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