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1984Final results

1984 election for Michigan House District 56

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

Ernest Nash (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Douglas Inglis (D) by 39.6 points.

Ernest NashRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%24,745
29.7%10,592
Jon AddisLibertarian
1.0%369
35,706 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+9.81978R+12.91980R+6.91982R+39.61984R+27.61986R+38.11988

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

The candidates

Ernest Nash (R)Douglas Inglis (D)

Also on the ballot: Jon Addis (Libertarian), 1.0%